PHILLIP Island Nature Parks alongside South East Trawl Fishing Industry Association have rolled out 100 all-weather proof bins on commercial fishing boats, as part of the Bins on Boats Program since the trial in 2018. Created to stop commercial fishing rubbish from going overboard, the bins were happily taken on board by local fishing vessels as a sustainable fishing practice for the future. 'We had 100 specially designed bins on vessels and early signs show it has reduced the trawl net fragments that were entangling seals,' research scientist, Dr Rebecca McIntosh said.

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