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Technology May Save Sharks from Longlines. Sharks are a massive casualty of longline tuna fishing, but a new device has shown promising results in reducing the number accidentally slaughtered. SharkGuard, a cylindrical device attached to baited lines, emits a three-dimensional electric field that repulses sharks and rays. During testing in 2020 by two fishing vessels off the coast of France, shark bycatch fell by more than 90 percent, while rays snared were reduced by more than 70 percent.

Citizen Action in Bonaire. Dee Scarr found a load of broken glass and crockery under one of the cruise piers, and she and other divers began collecting and storing it in the yard of her Bonaire home. So far, they have pulled up about 250 pounds, roughly half of what was dumped. From the wine labels retrieved, she learned that only one cruise line serves those wines and is tracking down the ship that illegally dumped the trash. Because the trash is under a cruise pier, getting permission to continue the cleaning is tough, but when she gets it hauled out, you can bet the cruise line and the government will hear from her. Good work, detective....

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