These Light-Up Fishing Nets Could Save Sea Turtles, Innovation
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Intercepting plastic to save sea turtles — Parley
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What is Bycatch? Understanding and Preventing Fishing Bycatch
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Lesson plan: How inventions are saving sea turtles
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All You Need to Know About Sea Turtle Conservation in El Salvador
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An invisible killer': how fishing gear became the deadliest marine
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LED illuminated fishing nets cut 95% of bycatch
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LED Light Reduces Cormorant and Turtle Bycatch, Study Finds
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Innovations keep unintended fish and other animals out of nets
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Cabo Verde: Sea Turtles In Abundance — The State of the World's
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13 Fun Facts About Green Sea Turtles
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Green lights on fishing nets could slash bycatch of sea turtles
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The Cost of Saving Sea Turtles from Gillnets