Costly catch: Study reveals the alarming cost of tuna fishing devices on global ocean life

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May 8, 2025, 11:41 am180 ptsTrendingTop
They are large rafts that drift thousands of kilometers across the ocean surface, moving with the currents in an otherwise featureless marine environment. Tracked by satellites, the rudimentary floats—which may also be outfitted with long, submerged tails of netting—are used to attract schools of fish that…

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