NOAA Continuing Pilot Project on Longline Gear that is More Protective of Swordfish and Tuna
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [NOAA Fisheries] - January 11, 2018
NOAA Fisheries and our partners at the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation kicked off the New Year with the second round of the Oceanic Fish Restoration Project. The project aims to restore a portion of the fish injured as a result of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Ten fishing vessel owners from Florida and Louisiana will take a break, also known as a repose, from using pelagic longline fishing gear for the next six-months ...
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