#Gillnets are killing endangered species in numbers "far greater" than what is reported, calling for a ban on the #fishing practice in Great Barrier #Reef waters. "It's a #Dugong Protection Area here but you can still net … I don't know where the logic is. Gillnets are indiscriminate killers which can capture and drown iconic threatened species like dugongs in minutes. Fishers may be illegally mutilating endangered species to attract sharks to devour the carcasses.”

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-04-23/endangered-species-found-dead-calls-to-ban-gillnets/102243094
#Dugongs #Sawfish #GreenTurtles #By-catch

#MeltedPlastic has become ingrained in rocks on a #RemoteIsland in #Brazil . #TrinidadeIsland has long been a location for scientists. #discovery of #plastic rocks - where plastic #FishNetting has melted into rocks, has #scientists questioning how extensive #HumanitysEffect on #Earth 's #geological cycles has become.
This island is an important #conservation spot for #GreenTurtles

https://bgr.com/science/horrifying-plastic-rocks-were-found-on-a-remote-island

#Pollution #StopEcocide #ManMadeDisaster #ProtectNature #environment #ecosystems #ecology

"The number of green turtles breeding in Cyprus has risen in recent years – but this bounce-back depends heavily on an Egyptian lagoon where many turtles feed, new research shows.

Green turtles, an endangered species, spend most of their lives foraging in a single area, but they return to the beach where they hatched to lay eggs".

#greenturtles #endangered

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/972247