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Gadget for Fishing Nets Could Save Sea Turtles, or Could Be Useless Junk Posted by TreeHugger 46 weeks 5 days ago - Tags: 
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Photo via Cliff1066
Sea turtles have a far higher chance of surviving being caught in fishing nets if those fishing nets are pulled up within 50 minutes. A 7-inch long silver cylinder attached to fishing nets that gauges how long the net has been underwater could potentially save the lives of sea turtles and easy future fishing restrictions. Or it could potentially be a useless piece of junk that does nothing but add to the e-waste piling up on our planet. It's all up to the fishermen who would use the technology only out of the goodness of their hearts, not out of requirement....
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