The fight to stop animals dying in fishing nets

The fight to stop animals dying in fishing nets1 hour agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleJonah Fisher,Climate correspondentandCharlotte Cox,South West Cornish Seal SanctuaryThis seal named Hot Cross Bun was found malnourished and in pain on a Cornish beachEnvironmental groups have renewed calls for the government to do more to prevent the deaths of thousands of dolphins, whales and seabirds accidentally caught in fishing nets in UK waters.Known as bycatch a new report estimates that tens of thousands of protected seabirds, more than 1,000 porpoises and dolphins and dozens of whales are dying in this way each year.A report spokesperson said the government had been slow to develop plans to reduce bycatch and rules prevent fishermen near UK shores from putting acoustic devices on their…

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