Our oceans are full of sophisticated, perfect traps: Nets, hooks, fishing lines. Designed to capture animals destined for our dinner tables, they often catch other wildlife too. This accidental ...

Bycatch in fishing gear is one of the biggest threats to sea turtles. But these creatures are particularly sensitive to green light so they’re less likely to get caught up in fishing nets fitted with ...

Researchers have developed solar-powered LED lights for gillnets that cut sea turtle bycatch by more than 60% without reducing target fish catch. Trials in Mexico’s Gulf of California showed the ...