Turtle Island released a series of Public Service Announcement videos (watch here) to call consumers attention to the impact of ordering a California driftnet caught swordfish.
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Share on Facebook: Share on Twitter: WATCH https://t.co/TgfKo30anB Santa Monica talks to us about CA driftnets that target swordfish. #EndCAdriftnets pic.twitter.com/JZ1u1tRKSk — SeaTurtles.Org (@SeaTurtles_org) August 10, 2016
Watch & share our new series of public service announcements on California driftnet caught-swordfish. Don’t let marine wildlife get caught up in driftnets! Make smart seafood choices. Say ‘no’ to California driftnet caught high-in-mercury swordfish that comes with unwanted sides of sea turtles, dolphins, sharks, whales and other marine wildlife.
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