US Agency Kills Proposal to Protect Endangered Sea Life From Fishing Nets [View all]
Source: VOA News
June 12, 2017 9:01 PM
VOA News
The Trump administration is throwing out proposed rules aimed at keeping endangered whales, turtles and other sea life from getting caught in Pacific Coast fishing nets.
The regulation was proposed under the Obama White House in 2015 by not only government experts, but also members of the Pacific fishing industry. It would have shut down what is called drift gillnet fishing for swordfish for as long as two seasons if too many endangered animals are caught in the nets and killed.
The fishing boats drag the 1.6 kilometer-long nets along the Oregon and California coasts for swordfish.
The U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service, which decided to kill the proposal, said it would create "a much more substantial impact on the fleet than we originally realized."
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