Lucrative Fishing Grounds Littered With 'ghost Gear' That Continues to Trap Vulnerable Species, While Degrading Habitats and Eating Into Fisheries' Profits: Dalhousie University Research
May 11, 2023
May 11, 2023
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, May 11 (TNSjou) -- Dalhousie University issued the following news release on May 10, 2023:
Researchers probing one of Atlantic Canada's most productive fishing regions have found the area off Nova Scotia's southern tip is littered with bundles of snarled rope, drifting lobster pots and abandoned buoys that foul the marine environment and take a bite out of the industry's bottom line.
The team of Dalhousie University scientists worked with Coastal A . . .
Researchers probing one of Atlantic Canada's most productive fishing regions have found the area off Nova Scotia's southern tip is littered with bundles of snarled rope, drifting lobster pots and abandoned buoys that foul the marine environment and take a bite out of the industry's bottom line.
The team of Dalhousie University scientists worked with Coastal A . . .