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==== <u>The effect on marine life</u> ==== | ==== <u>The effect on marine life</u> ==== | ||
[[File:Bycatch.png|thumb|Thumbnailed image|The | [[File:Bycatch.png|thumb|Thumbnailed image|The bi-catch of an electric trawler.]] | ||
[[File:Broken spine.png|thumb|Thumbnailed image|Scan of a fishβs spine broken by the shock of the pulse]] | [[File:Broken spine.png|thumb|Thumbnailed image|Scan of a fishβs spine broken by the shock of the pulse]] | ||
The electric current, which was meant to knock the fish out for a few minutes, was actually proven to make fish undergo violent convulsions, often leading fish touched by the pulse to be injured or to die. Β | The electric current, which was meant to knock the fish out for a few minutes, was actually proven to make fish undergo violent convulsions, often leading fish touched by the pulse to be injured or to die. Β |