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Monday, February 14, 2011

This certainly isn't the first time an animal has been unintentionally caught in a fishing net. Rare sea turtles, such as the threatened loggerhead, are frequently caught in Atlantic trawl nets. According to a 2005 report by the World Wildlife Fund, "Almost one thousand whales, dolphins, and porpoises die every day in nets and fishing gear." Beyond nets, the ramifications of overfishing are far-reaching. Last year, over 500 penguins were found dead on Brazilian beaches over the course of just ten days -- it is suspected that the penguins starved to death due to overfishing.

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