STEVE INSKEEP, host: Now, we may have a problem getting stuff stolen at sea, but fisherman are having trouble with stuff that's thrown away. Tons of old fishing gear have ended up in the water off the U.S. coast. It's getting in the way of commercial fishermen. So now you can imagine some fisherman posing for that iconic photo, right next to his latest big catch: a giant pile of trash.</s>STEVE INSKEEP, host: Fishermen have been going out to sweep in discarded gear. Some of it gets burned to make energy on land. And if you think a few old nets wouldn't make much fuel, consider this: the program has collected 123 tons of stuff since last year.
Old fishing gear often winds up in the water, which can be harmful to marine life. So some nonprofit groups created a program called Fishing For Energy. Its goal is to recycle old fishing gear into clean, renewable electricity.