Google Earth spies unreported fish traps, study reveals

Tuesday, November 26, 2013 - 16:30 in Earth & Climate

Fishing traps known as weirs that jut from coastlines may be snaring six times more fish in the Persian Gulf than what is officially reported, according to a new estimate based, in part, on satellite imagery available through Google Earth.

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