NOAA Faces Legal Actions Over Failing To Protect Marine Mammals

Noaa Faces Legal Actions Over Failing To Protect Marine Mammals

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA) has been sent an official notice by the Center for Biological Diversity on its intent to sue the agency for failing to protect marine mammals from being killed by groundfish trawl fisheries in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands.

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The NOAA is responsible for taking care of the ocean’s resources and their habitat.

According to reports, nine killer whales were discovered dead in trawl nets, and a tenth orca was captured. Other...

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