Fishing Technology Letting Turtles Off The Hook

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Published: 25-Aug-08 02:00 PM
Source: ScienceDaily

Alternative fishing technology has been shown to save turtles while not affecting fish catches, according to a new report.

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Think thats what they mean, we use them for Snapper over here.

Jordan
 
Their talking about tuna circle hooks, they are almost a complete circle, and they have also just developed a disolvable guard to cut down on the no of albatross being hooked, which is far worse than the effect on turtles. Tuna circles have been around for a while now.
 
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