Newcastle University: Discarded Plastic Bottles Help Save Dolphins From Fishing Nets
July 03, 2026
July 03, 2026
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, England, July 3 (TNSjou) -- Newcastle University issued the following news:
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Discarded plastic bottles help save dolphins from fishing nets
Newcastle University researchers have demonstrated that plastic bottles attached to fishing nets can help dolphins detect and avoid being caught and killed in the deadly gear.
Two recently published studies have shown that using plastic bottles as reflectors on the gillnets led to . . .
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Discarded plastic bottles help save dolphins from fishing nets
Newcastle University researchers have demonstrated that plastic bottles attached to fishing nets can help dolphins detect and avoid being caught and killed in the deadly gear.
Two recently published studies have shown that using plastic bottles as reflectors on the gillnets led to . . .