Trawl Bycatch (IMAGE)

University of British Columbia

Trawl Bycatch

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Trawl nets grab any and all forms of marine life, laying waste to the ocean floor. The total area bottom trawled is nearly 150 times the area of forest that is clearcut annually around the world.

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Sarah Foster

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