The fight to stop animals dying in fishing nets
Thousands of sea mammals and birds are killed as a result of fishing nets every year.
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Notable Quotes
"We want to work with them but we don't want to see this hideous entanglement being a long-term problem."
— Grace Jones , Activist
"The fishermen find this as distressing as any member of the public."
— Ruth Williams , Academic
"What we want is to make sure that before we advise if pingers are effective that we have enough information collected to do a comparison."
— Alessandra Bielli , Academic
"No fisherman wants to catch a bycatch of any sort really. Not only does it break your heart it ruins your nets."
— Will Shugg , Other
Key People
Alessandra Bielli has been leading a trial exploring effective deterrents for marine mammals.
Grace Jones is from the Cornish Seal Sanctuary and advocates for marine wildlife protection.
Ruth Williams co-authored the report on bycatch affecting protected species.
Will Shugg is a fisherman participating in trials for improving fishing practices.
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