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Bycatch Mitigation for Silky Sharks: Testing Methods to Keep Silky Sharks Out of Tuna Fishing Nets

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At ISSF, we are working with scientists and fishers to reduce the impact of commercial fishing on the marine environment. Get a behind-the-scenes look as we test one method to save sharks incidentally caught in a tuna purse-seine net — potentially saving at least 20% of sharks encircled.