Methods Enable Longline Swordfish Fishery To Minimize Sea Turtle Interactions
August 30, 2006 @ 05:20 AM (EST)
Source: Ewire.com
Action is urgently needed to prevent the loss of leatherback and loggerhead sea turtles from the Pacific Ocean. Reducing bycatch of sea turtles in pelagic longline fisheries, in parallel with activities to reduce other anthropogenic mortality sources, may contribute to their recovery...
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