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World Service,11 Jan 1996,13 mins

Driftnet Fishing is Killing Dolphins

Global Concerns

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How illegal driftnet fishing for swordfish in the Mediterranean is killing dolphins and whales off the coast of Italy. Also on the programme how to rescue a stranded whale, good environmental practices for leisure boating, and a review of the Bones of Boxgrove exhibition at the Natural History Museum about life in Britain 500,000 years ago. Presented by Sue Ingle.

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