Impact of fishing lines and nets on Cape fur seal colonies (IMAGE)

Stellenbosch University

Impact of fishing lines and nets on Cape fur seal colonies

Caption

Fishing line and nets are having a major impact on Cape fur seals (Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus), the most common marine mammal observed around the coastline of South Africa and Namibia, where they are endemic.

Credit

M Laubscher

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Public Domain

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