Reducing fishing gear could save whales with low impacts to
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The Over-whale-ming Plastic Problem
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How 'pop-up' fishing gear could save whales and fishermen : NPR
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Surviving fishing gear entanglement isn't enough for endangered right whales – females still don't breed afterward
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Lobstering gear could be reduced, changed to save whales - ABC 36 News
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What is ghost fishing and why is it killing dolphins, whales and turtles?
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Entangled Whale Rescue - Global
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Column: High-tech fishing gear could save right whales, Opinion
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