Read more about the article Rescuers Free Baby Humpback Tangled In Discarded Fishing Net
Picture shows Colombian Navy Coast Guard boats heading toward the trapped whale, in Bahia Solano, Colombia, undated. They manged to remove part of the net, and the animal swam away. (Armada de Colombia/Newsflash)

Rescuers Free Baby Humpback Tangled In Discarded Fishing Net

Baby humpback whale is freed after a seven-hour rescue operation when it got tangled in a discarded fishing net. The images show the trapped baby humpback whale thrashing as it…

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Read more about the article Barcelona Bans Smoking On City Beaches
Picture shows a sign for a smoke-free beach at a Barcelona beach, in an undated photo. A ban on smoking on Barcelona's beaches came into force on Monday, July, 25, 2022. (Newsflash)

Barcelona Bans Smoking On City Beaches

Barcelona has banned smoking on all its beaches in a bid to wipe out fumes and discarded cigarette stubs from its coast. City officials approved the ban last week, which…

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Read more about the article Study Finds Seals Are Suffering Horrific Deaths As They Are Slowly Suffocated By Discarded Fishing Nets
A Cape Fur Seal pup with fihsing net wrapped tighly around its neck, Namibia.

Study Finds Seals Are Suffering Horrific Deaths As They Are Slowly Suffocated By Discarded Fishing Nets

Old fishing lines and nets are causing horrific injuries and painful slow deaths among the Cape Fur seal population, especially among pups as their curious nature and smaller necks make…

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Read more about the article Malta Clears Ghost Nets At Site Of WWI Royal Navy Minesweeper Wreckage
Heritage Malta completed a net removal project at one of their underwater sites, the HMS Nasturtium, ship that sank on 28th April 1916, in July, 2021, in Malta.

Malta Clears Ghost Nets At Site Of WWI Royal Navy Minesweeper Wreckage

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Malta has cleared the underwater site of a Royal Navy WWI minesweeping vessel that sank in 1916 of discarded fishing nets and other ‘ghost gear’. The Underwater Cultural Heritage Unit…

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