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"In 1987, a biologist went undercover on a commercial tuna fishing vessel. One
video he took made headlines around the world: hundreds of dolphins encircled
in purse seine nets, drowning in distress.
Before that, few people had given much thought to bycatch – the fish and marine
animals caught when trying to catch something else. It was out of sight, out of
mind. But now, everyone could see the shocking footage.
In the decades since, some of the most confronting bycatch issues have been
solved. Even so, bycatch remains one of the most difficult obstacles to making
the world’s seafood more sustainable.
So if better nets and better rules aren’t the full answer, what is? Our new
research suggests part of it is the human factor. The more skilled fishers are,
the more likely they are to avoid accidental bycatch."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
