Center for Biological Diversity Sues NMFS Again Over Sablefish Pot Gear Entanglements
The Center for Biological Diversity and Turtle Island Restoration Network's recent
lawsuit seems like deja vu: The groups are suing federal government again over the sablefish pot fishery. This time the focus is on sea turtles and the government's failure to protect leatherback sea turtles and the turtles' corresponding critical habitat.
The West Coast pot fishery for sablefish is now allowed to fish in areas off Oregon and California that have been closed since the early 2000s. Almost 2,000 square miles of...
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