Smart ways to help reduce bycatch and make oceans healthier

Johnny Wood, World Economic Forum Fisheries & Aquaculture

Smart ways to help reduce bycatch and make oceans healthier
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LED lights attached to fishing gear can help prevent large marine creatures getting caught by accident.

Creative solutions are being found to help reduce the 300,000 seabirds accidentally caught by long line fisheries each year.

Nets with escape hatches for large fish and mammals are being adopted by the shrimp fishing industry.

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