Environmental performance in sth'rn squid fishery (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/2-0&fd=R&url=http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0706/S00055.htm&cid=1116975718&ei=ITRlRvaSFYX20AGIqqWTBg)
Scoop.co.nz, New Zealand - 6 hours ago
"Environmental performance has improved in the southern squid fishery, with fewer sea lion deaths this year," Fisheries Minister Jim Anderton announced ...
Anderton welcomes lower sea lion death figure (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/2-1&fd=R&url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/4084544a7693.html&cid=1116975718&ei=ITRlRvaSFYX20AGIqqWTBg) Stuff.co.nz
Sea lion preying on endangered penguins (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/2-2&fd=R&url=http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/latest/200706052017/sea_lion_preying_on_endangered_penguins&cid=1116975718&ei=ITRlRvaSFYX20AGIqqWTBg) Radio New Zealand
Less sea lions being killed (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/2-3&fd=R&url=http://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/newsdetail1.asp%3FstoryID%3D118606&cid=1116975718&ei=ITRlRvaSFYX20AGIqqWTBg) Newstalk ZB
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That's probably because they weren't fishing as intensely! I bet if they worked out percentage of deaths per tow or similar there wouldn't be any reduction!

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