<p>Fisheries bycatch is currently the greatest source of human-caused deaths of marine mammals worldwide. Devon based company, Fishtek Marine has created technology which can reduce the bycatch of blue sharks and pelagic rays by as much as 91 per cent. This is just the most recent of many scientific breakthroughs from the team who, in a world-first, also discovered a low-impact method for scallop fishing.</p>

Beach Got News

Charlotte Scotland

S1, Ep 7: Will fishing bycatch ever be a thing of the past?

DEC 16, 202215 MIN
Beach Got News

S1, Ep 7: Will fishing bycatch ever be a thing of the past?

DEC 16, 202215 MIN

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<p>Fisheries bycatch is currently the greatest source of human-caused deaths of marine mammals worldwide. Devon based company, Fishtek Marine has created technology which can reduce the bycatch of blue sharks and pelagic rays by as much as 91 per cent. This is just the most recent of many scientific breakthroughs from the team who, in a world-first, also discovered a low-impact method for scallop fishing.</p>