Hello everyone!
As you could read on facebook there is a new study that shows that putting lights on the fishing nets can reduce the accidental bycatch of sea turtles, seabirds and small cetaceans.
How does this work?
In this study they say that in one hand, LED light are one way that they an alert the species that in that place, fishing gear is being used in the water and in the other hand the lights don’t reduce the amount of fish caught.
With this technique, the fishers will be able to fish in a more sustainable way!
If you want to have a look on the news you can check the website and also, if you wish to read the article that explains with more detail all the procedures, please click on the links below:
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/12/191205113127.htm
Alessandra Bielli, J. Alfaro-Shigueto, P.D. Doherty, B.J. Godley, C. Ortiz, A. Pasara, J.H. Wang, J.C. Mangel. An illuminating idea to reduce bycatch in the Peruvian small-scale gillnet fishery. Biological Conservation, 2019; 108277 DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2019.108277
I hope you had enjoyed, see you at Terra Azul!
