and the creation of navigation hazards that can cause accidents at sea and damage boats. Gill nets, fishing pots and traps are most likely to “ghost fish,” while long-lines are more likely to ...

Caitlynn Birch, Pacific marine scientist for Oceana, said the bill also stops crews profiting from certain species accidentally caught in the nets ... monitors on fishing boats but would not ...

The VDWR says multiple people were using three boats to illegally run gill nets in the tidal Potomac ... That means there are ...