National Marine Fisheries Service is pushing to expand fisheries and allow drift gillnets back into the Leatherback Conservation Area that currently protects sea turtle habitat.
The fishing industry's search for high-priced swordfish using huge drift gillnets kills dozens of critically endangered sea turtles, whales, dolphins, sea lions, sharks, rays, fish, crabs and sea birds.
Gillnets, known as the "curtian of death", shouldnt be used at all; but most definately not in the Leatherback Conservation Area that protects the critically endangered Leatherback sea turtle.
Tell the National Marine Fisheries Service their expansion plan in California is unexceptable.
Governor of California
Jerry Brown
State Capitol, Suite 1173
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: (916) 445-2841
Fax: (916) 558-3160
Email:
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California Senator
Barbara Boxer
112 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: (202) 224-3553
Email:
https://boxer.senate.gov/en/contact/policycomments.cfm
California Senator
Dianne Feinstein
331 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: (415) 393-0707
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