NOAA Fisheries Supports West Coast States' and Pacific Fishery Management Council's Fishing Gear Marking Efforts
September 13, 2023
September 13, 2023
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 (TNSres) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's West Coast Regional Office issued the following news:
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Marking fishing gear helps us understand the origin of gear entangling whales and prevent whale and other marine mammal entanglements.
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Nobody wants to catch a whale. By marking their gear clearly, fishermen and other ocean users help reduce the risk of that happening. Entanglement in fishi . . .
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Marking fishing gear helps us understand the origin of gear entangling whales and prevent whale and other marine mammal entanglements.
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Nobody wants to catch a whale. By marking their gear clearly, fishermen and other ocean users help reduce the risk of that happening. Entanglement in fishi . . .