Perth Now: Trawlers devastating WA marine life
WA’S seafloor is being “bulldozed” and cleared by trawling and gillnetting, a report published this week warns.
The $15 million seafloor trawling and gillnetting industry snares hundreds of unwanted species, including shark, turtles, dolphins, sea lions and ray species, which are discarded as bycatch, the report says.
http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/special-features/trawlers-devastating-was-seafloor-marine-life/story-e6frg19l-1226110310051
The $15 million seafloor trawling and gillnetting industry snares hundreds of unwanted species, including shark, turtles, dolphins, sea lions and ray species, which are discarded as bycatch, the report says.
http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/special-features/trawlers-devastating-was-seafloor-marine-life/story-e6frg19l-1226110310051