Turtle-Friendly Fishing Nets Are Lit

20/06/2019 3 min Temporada 1 Episodio 66

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Episode Synopsis

Bycatch is what fishing boats catch that they're not trying to catch. It's bad for them, their nets and the bycatch - especially for turtles, which are difficult to disentangle from gillnets. But new research suggests illuminating nets with LED lights may warn turtles away and reduce bycatch. Plus:  the floating ball challenge is a sight to behold: a boxer keeping a 20 pound medicine ball floating on the power of his punches.
Illuminated Nets Could Provide A Brighter Future For Sea Turtles (NOAA) 
Floating Medicine Ball (The Awesomer) 
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