The Center for Biological Diversity has won a legal fight that found federal officials are not doing enough to protect endangered humpback whales from fishing lines.
permitted fishing interests to use the equipment that is a threat to humpback whales. The lawsuit also stated fisheries managers acknowledged they did not have a plan to reduce the risk of entanglements and federal officials did not consider developing a plan an urgent matter.Federal officials declined to comment on the ruling saying they don’t discuss litigation.
The Center for Biological Diversity wants the fishing industry to adopt alternatives to their current fishing practices that are safer for whales. That can include gear that sits on the bottom of the ocean to catch fish, and then uses air-filled bladders to hoist the catch to the surface, where crews can collect it.
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