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Wednesday
Dec152010

Take Action: Stop Surface Longlining

The Gulf of Mexico provides important habitat for rare and beautiful marine species including western Atlantic bluefin tuna, blue and white marlin, sailfish and leatherback sea turtles. The dependence of these species on the Gulf of Mexico exposes them to a common threat - surface longline fishing. That threat was made even worse by the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

LINK (Via: The Pew Charitable Trust)

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