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Canada drone study suggests fin, blue whale gear entanglements undercounted

The lead scientist, now with Canada's Department of Fisheries and Oceans, said the study points to a need for ropeless gear, a technology many lobster and snow crab harvesters argue isn't ready

By Undercurrent News | Feb. 24, 2021 14:26 GMT
For illustration only. A humpback whale is snared by a rope like those used on lobster traps in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Photo: Scott Benson for NOAA
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