Discarded net threat to Oz turtles

2013-01-16T18:00:00

Ghostnets are a real threat to Australia’s turtles Photo: CSIRO

Australian Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) scientists have just released a spatial risk analysis identifying hotspots where lost fishing nets are threatening the country’s turtle population.

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