Study looks at effects of lost fishing gear off southwestern Nova
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Highest risk abandoned, lost and discarded fishing gear
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Environmental and economic impacts of retrieved abandoned, lost, and discarded fishing gear in Southwest Nova Scotia, Canada - ScienceDirect
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Study looks at effects of lost fishing gear off southwestern Nova Scotia
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Billfish take hours to recover after being caught
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