07-12-2018, 11:03 AM
Trump administration removes protections for whales and sea turtles who are caught in fishing nets.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-admin...est-coast/
Quote:The regulation was designed to reduce the numbers of humpback whales, leatherback sea turtles and other large creatures that accidentally become tangled in mile-long nets set adrift by commercial fishermen overnight to catch swordfish off California and Oregon.
The regulation allowed for shutting down swordfish fishing with the drift nets for up to two fishing seasons if too many of the endangered animals were getting caught in the nets.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-admin...est-coast/