Solar-powered fishing nets are reducing sea turtle bycatch 63%
In a study recently published in Conservation Letters, a team at Arizona State University's School of Ocean Futures found that nets equipped with solar-powered, flashing LED buoys reduced sea turtle bycatch by 63% compared to traditional unlit nets.
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