Seahorse species are among the bycatch being captured by bottom trawling (IMAGE)

University of British Columbia

Seahorse species are among the bycatch being captured by bottom trawling

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Seahorse species designated as vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature are among the bycatch being captured by bottom trawling, according to a new global inventory published by University of British Columbia researchers (Sarah Foster, University of British Columbia).

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Sarah Foster, University of British Columbia

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