Safer Fishing Gear to Replace West Coast Drift Gillnets

Safer Fishing Gear to Replace West Coast Drift Gillnets LONG BEACH, Calif. - Dolphins, whales, sharks and sea lions on the West Coast may be less likely to die in fishing nets now that authorities have approved a new type of fishing gear. The Pacific Fishery Management Council voted Tuesday to approve deep-set buoy gear to replace the huge drift gillnets made of mesh that are used by commercial fishing operations to catch swordfish. ...(Read More)