California sea lion pup (Zalophus californianus) entangled in net, Los Islotes, Baja California Sur, Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico, North America

Abstract details of eucalyptus trees (gum trees) in Australia, Pacific

Antarctic fur seal pup (Arctocephalus gazella) caught in fishing net on South Georgia, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

Young California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) which has become entangled in a gill net on Los Islotes, Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Baja California Sur, Mexico

Gray whale: flukes entangled in drift net (Eschrictius robustus). USA, Channel Islands, CA

Adult female California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) which has become entangled in a gill net on Los Islotes, Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Baja California Sur, Mexico

Hawksbill turtle trapped in fishing net, British Virgin Islands

View of tangled fishing line at Olowalu Reef on the west side of the island of Maui, Hawaii, USA.

Adult female California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) which has become entangled in a gill net on Los Islotes, Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Baja California Sur, Mexico

Steller Sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus), entangled. Yasha Island, S. E. Alaska

Antarctic fur seal pup (Arctocephalus gazella) caught in fishing net on South Georgia, Southern Ocean

Antarctic fur seal pup (Arctocephalus gazella) tangled in fishing gear on South Georgia, Southern Ocean

Young California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) which has become entangled in a gill net on Los Islotes, Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Baja California Sur, Mexico

Antarctic fur seal pup (Arctocephalus gazella) tangled in fishing gear on South Georgia, Southern Ocean

Gray whales, killed in lines (Eschrictius robustus). USA, Channel Islands, CA

Antarctic fur seal pup (Arctocephalus gazella) on South Georgia, Southern Ocean

Antarctic fur seal pup (Arctocephalus gazella) caught in fishing net on South Georgia, Southern Ocean

A sea turtle (Caretta caretta) striving to get free from a plastic fishing net in Spain

King penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus), pair of animals, Volunteer Point, Falkland Islands, Great Britain, South America

Micronesia, Yap, Manta ray (manta birostris) is entangled in a fishermans net.