Humane Society Legislative Fund, Humane Society Issue Joint Statement on Agency's Final Rule on North Atlantic Right Whales
September 01, 2021
September 01, 2021
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 (TNSOps) -- The Humane Society Legislative Fund issued the following joint agency statement with Humane Society of the U.S.:
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The National Marine Fisheries Service released details of their final plan to reduce the number of North Atlantic right whales who become entangled in the heavy ropes used in commercial lobster and crab fishing gear. Only approximately 360 right whales remain in the ocean, due in large part to such entanglements, and alth . . .
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The National Marine Fisheries Service released details of their final plan to reduce the number of North Atlantic right whales who become entangled in the heavy ropes used in commercial lobster and crab fishing gear. Only approximately 360 right whales remain in the ocean, due in large part to such entanglements, and alth . . .