March 31, 2004
Turtles 2, Fishermen 1
Let's keep score. Last week (March 14) the U.S. announced it was
banning longline fishing in the waters between California and Hawaii
(one for the turtles). Then the Senate passed a bill on marine turtle
conservation (two for the turtles). But now National Marine Fisheries
Service says it will end its annual April/May ban on longline fishing
in the huge region south of Hawaii (one for the fishermen).
Does anybody find keeping track of fisheries news complicated?
Photo credit: Thomas Gorgas