New hooks could save 90% turtles

2005-09-01T10:27:00

Preliminary results from the first large-scale test of specially designed fishing hooks indicate they can reduce the number of endangered sea turtles killed in long-line fishing operations by as much as 90 per cent, while having almost no effect on the catch rate of targeted fish, according to the World ...

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