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Driftnets Action

Finally, the End of Drift and Set Gillnet Fishing in California is in Sight!

By 2025, California, Conservation, Driftnets, Driftnets Action, Endangered/Threatened Species, Entanglement, Human-Wildlife Conflicts, Marine Biodiversity, Marine Mammals & Seabirds, News, Santa Barbara, Sea Turtles, Set Gillnet Fishery, Sharks, Turtles

California’s coastal waters may soon be free of two of the most destructive fishing methods ever deployed… set gillnets and drift gillnets, thanks to new laws that will finally phase…

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Protect Marine National Monuments from Commercial Fishing

By 2025, Action Center, Comment, Conservation, Current Action, Driftnets, Driftnets Action, Endangered/Threatened Species, Entanglement, Human-Wildlife Conflicts, Longlines, Marine Mammals & Seabirds, Other Locations
On April 17th, President Trump issued an Executive Order titled “Restoring American Seafood Competitiveness,” in an effort to amp up our nation's seafood production, which threatens decades of bipartisan progress...
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