Marine biologist Laura Aiudi is working on a net that saves the lives of endangered species — but still protects the livelihood of fishermen.
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The nets scrape the sea bed for the catch but sometimes they also catch turtles who often die in the nets or on board. That’s where I come in. The net I’m holding is designed to allow turtles to escape: it has a hole at the top they can swim out of. We call it TED — short for ‘turtle excluder device’. The TED is made from a high-strength plastic, and is based on decades of work and research aimed at reducing the bycatch of turtles from trawling.
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