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People are using mosquito nets for fishing – and it works too well

Brian Owens · November 11, 2019 ·

Mosquito nets designed to help stop the transmission of malaria are finding a new use – fishing. However, the way they are used could have destructive consequences for both food security and coastal ecosystems. Read more in New Scientist.

New Scientist Africa, conservation, fisheries, fishing, malaria, mosquito nets

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