Environment
Scope of Global Fisheries Bycatch Detailed in New Report
A team of ecologists, marine biologists and other scientists have published a global account of bycatch from fisheries, illuminating the scope of the wasteful practice of fisherman discarding perfectly edible fish and killing sea turtles, marine mammals and other unintended victims as a consequence to their catch.
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