A large number of marine animals end up as bycatch. Could smarter nets make a difference? Daniel Stepputtis’ face fell as his crew lifted their trawl net out of the grey waters of the Baltic and over the side of the boat. Like a yeti emerging from the sea, thick red algae clogged every hole in […]

Before Noavy started monitoring shark catches, she would only get up before dawn to harvest the seaweed that lies drying in various stages of rubbery or crispy tangles outside her home. Nowadays, her data-collection on sharks being brought into her village means she’s up and on call at all hours, despite the fact that the […]