How do you turn fishing nets into face shields? A new community-based project in Thailand is paying local fishermen to collect discarded nylon nets. These are then recycled and made into brand new ...

Kyle de Bouter holds up a pair of Patagonia board shorts made of recycled fishing nets, smiling as workers nearby slice old nylon nets to stack into seven-foot square, one-ton bales. “This is 100% ...

Basket in hand, Moukoko Daniel wades into the shallows of Lake Ossa in the Douala Edea landscape - a maze of mangroves, swamps, lakes and rivers 40km south of Douala, Cameroon’s largest city. He makes ...

If you want to try printing with nylon, with less environmental impact* that virgin nylon, a company called Fishy Filaments is making a 1.75mm filament by recycling Cornish fishing nets. ‘Porthcurno’ ...

What is the best fishing net? Hooking a fish takes patience and skill. Experienced anglers know the reward of landing the day’s prize. But landing a fish is difficult with your bare hands. That’s why ...

The district wildlife department has confiscated nearly 40 nylon fishing nets from the Najafgarh wetland in two raids this month. Officials said the step has been taken in order to protect the area’s ...

The authorities have also urged the public to avoid dumping all forms of wastes in the sea. The move followed the fishing law passed recently by the Ministry of Environment and Water, which also ...

Indiscriminate and unregulated fishing in the Sunderbans is harming the fragile biodiversity of this unique mangrove region, say studies. KOLKATA: Indiscriminate and unregulated fishing in the ...