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These nets are designed to catch large volumes of fish quickly and efficiently, providing a sustainable source of seafood for millions of people.Once the nets are pulled in, the fish are sorted ...
Fishing lines and nets break and wear out over time or have to be cut loose when gear snags on the seafloor. By one estimate , at least 50,000 tonnes of nets, lines, and traps disappear into the ...
Senegalese men use a mosquito net to fish in the village of Mont-Rolland Mosquito nets are being widely used for fishing in poor countries around the world. The practice may be particularly ...
Fishing nets left behind in the sea twist and tangle, trapping fish and killing dolphins, sea lions, and other marine mammals. Ghost Fishing, a global network of highly skilled volunteer divers, is ...
WANCHESE, N.C. Shrimpers and biologists surprised the experts last summer by using modified trawl nets that drastically reduced the amount of popular fish caught and discarded. The nets were fitted… ...
Millions of mosquito nets are given out fight to malaria in Africa, yet many faced with hunger use them as fish nets, creating potential environmental problems. Skip to content Skip to site index.
A Plymouth harbour authority has seized illegal nets teeming with trapped fish. Cattewater Harbour Commissioners said the nets on the River Plym had been "deployed by unlit small craft during the ...
A team in Plymouth has removed illegal nets filled with fish from the River Plym. Cattewater Harbour Commissioners, who operate in Plymouth, removed illegal nets from the River Plym on 14 January.