The SLED (Sea Lion Exclusion Device) is designed to reduce the number of marine mammals such as seals and sea lions that are trapped in the trawl nets of squid-fishing boats. The device allows sea lions to escape through the top hatch, while squid pass through a metal grid and get caught at the end of the net.
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
New Zealand Seafood Industry Council
Reference: Seafood New Zealand 10 no.10 (2002)
by Richard Parker
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