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Collateral damage: new findings shed light on the full impact of commercial fishing

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Mongabay.com

Publication Date
2014-04-10

Aside from reducing the populations of the species sought for capture, commercial fisheries are also killing thousands of non-target creatures such as sharks, albatross, and sea turtles, collectively referred to as “bycatch.”

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http://news.mongabay.com/2014/0409-barrett-bycatch.html