Tackling the toll of bycatch marine creatures
Posted Thu, 17 Mar 2011 16:24:00 GMT by John Dean
An international animal welfare organisation has launched a competition to reduce the amount of sea creatures accidentally caught in fishermen's nets, known as by bycatch. The competition is offering a first prize of $30,000 and two $10,000 runner-up prizes. Additionally, working with the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF), the competition offers a $7,500 prize for the idea that will reduce the amount of bycatch found in tuna fisheries.
Tackling the toll of bycatch marine creatures