For the past four years, trawlers on the West Coast have been hauling in vast amounts of pink shrimp, much of it destined for dainty salads and shrimp cocktails across the country. But although these have been boom times for shrimpers, many are uneasy.

Along with pink shrimp, their nets often scoop up a threatened smelt called eulachon. Many shrimpers worry that the species' vulnerability could lead to new federal restrictions on their industry.

Now scientists in Oregon seem to have hit upon an effective and low-cost solution: Light up the nets.

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