SEA TURTLE CONSERVATION

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Eliminate bycatch

WWF2Without harming the interest of fisheries, WWF are coming up with better fishing tools to prevent bycatching of sea turtles. They came up with a competition known as Smart Gear, to get the public to device new fishing gears and have the winning product manufactured and sold. The new items have been made to reduce the likelihood of sea turtles getting trapped in the fishing gears. Both beneficial to the marine environment and humans as it prevents the disruption of the marine ecosystem by not catching animals that are unintended to be caught.

WWF3Tracking devices have also been attached to the shells of the turtles such that fishing boats know where to avoid and prevent the sea turtles from getting entangled in the fishing gears.

 

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