Alarming Number of Whales are Getting Caught in Fishing Lines off of California

[Sea Save Foundation]

In 2016, 71 whales were seen entangled in fishing gear, another record year. Less than a dozen of those caught were actually freed from the fishing gear. Some of the gear was from the dungeness crab fishery. The Center for Biological Diversity filed a notice of intent to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife saying they are violating the Endangered Species Act for “failing to protect endangered whales and sea turtles.”

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