Wednesday
Dec152010
Take Action: Stop Surface Longlining
Wednesday, December 15, 2010 at 12:00AM
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)
tagged surface longlining, take action in Conservation, Environment
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