Study Shows Severe, Long-term Damage from Monofilament Fishing Line (IMAGE)

Florida Atlantic University

Study Shows Severe, Long-term Damage from Monofilament Fishing Line

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Results demonstrate long-term damage from the entanglement involving maxillary bones, dentition and soft tissues of the rostrum or snout. The dolphin only survived for about two years after disentanglement and release.

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