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Forecast warns when sea life will get tangled in nets — one year in advance

Computational model uses sea surface temperatures to predict when whales and turtles are likely to get stuck in fishing gear.
  1. Carissa Wong
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A Loggerhead sea turtle is seen covered with fishing net off the coast of Turkey.

Loggerhead sea turtles can be killed if they are caught in fishing nets. Credit: Sebnem Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty

Researchers have developed a way to forecast when whales and turtles are likely to get entangled in fishing gear — up to one year in advance. The technique, published in Nature Communications1 on 5 December, could protect animals and benefit fisheries.

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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-023-03870-1

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  1. Brodie, S. et al. Nature Commun. 14, 7701 (2023).

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