Fishing lines cause horrific injuries to Cape fur seals (IMAGE)

Stellenbosch University

Fishing lines cause horrific injuries to Cape fur seals

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Plastic pollution, and particularly fishing line and nets, are causing horrific injuries to Cape fur seals and can result in a slow, painful death.

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Dr Tess Gridley

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