Sea Turtle And Marine Mammal By-Catch: Unintended Consequence Of Global Fisheries

Friday, March 21, 2014 - 11:20 in Biology & Nature

Seabirds, sea turtles and marine mammals can be unintended victims – by-catch – of global fishing. Accidental entanglement in fishing gear is the single biggest threat to some species in these groups, according to a new analysis co-authored by Stanford biology Professor Larry Crowder that provides a global map of this by-catch. read more

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