Who knew the solution to dolphin bycatch was just recycling and a little pocket of air?
The Newcastle researcher turning ocean plastic into a dolphin rescue strategy
Newcastle researcher Per Berggren attached empty plastic bottles to fishing nets to make them detectable by dolphin echolocation. Trials across 1,600 nets in three countries reduced bycatch and used waste plastic. The simple, zero-cost method could save thousands of dolphins annually. It's recycling that rescues dolphins.
Source: The Newcastle researcher turning ocean plastic into a dolphin rescue strategy — The Optimist Daily
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