Hi-tech green LED lights attached to fishing gear can act as a deterrent to turtles and help reduce bycatch by approximately 40%.
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New Zealand has no mandatory measures to prevent the bycatch of turtles. This is in stark contrast to Hawai'i, which has reduced its turtle bycatch by 90% using various mitigation measures.
Māui dolphins are at risk of extinction. With a marine mammal sanctuary in place since 2008, the risk from fisheries is now largely under control. It’s time to take other threats more seriously.
Increasing plastic pollution in southern hemisphere oceans adds a deadly threat to albatrosses, already among the world’s most imperiled seabirds with 73% of species threatened with extinction.
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Associate Researcher, Centre for Ecology and Conservation, University of Exeter
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Senior Principal Research Scientist, Environment, CSIRO
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Adjunct, Faculty of Law, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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ARC DECRA Fellow, Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania
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Veterinary Resident at Wildbase, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
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Professor of Marine Ecology & Conservation Biology, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Senior Adviser, Environmental Law Initiative and Visiting Scholar, Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Professor, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University