One group's strategy for saving sharks: buy a commercial fishing license
 

One group's strategy for saving sharks: buy a commercial fishing license
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An Australian conservation group has bought a commercial shark fishing license — with the intention of saving the animal.

WWF-Australia has spent A$100,000 (US$76,140) on one of Queensland's five N4 fishery licenses, which allows operators to catch sharks and grey mackerel in a net up to 1.2 kilometres (0.74 miles) long.

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The organisation is **w seeking funds to help cover the cost of the license purchase, which could be beneficial in **t only saving sharks, but other marine life in the Great Barrier Reef region.*

"This will save at least 10,000 sharks each year, prevent dugongs, turtles and dolphins being killed as bycatch, and help the Reef heal after the worst coral bleaching in its history," Gilly Llewellyn, WWF-Australia conservation director, said in a statement via email. Read more...


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