U.S. to World: Protect Dolphins, Whales or Lose Access to U.S. Seafood Market

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Aug 11, 2016, 2:46 pm245 pts
The National Marine Fisheries Service issued regulations today prohibiting seafood imports from nations whose fisheries kill more whales and dolphins than U.S. standards allow. Each year around 650,000 whales, dolphins and other marine mammals are unintentionally caught and killed in fishing gear worldwide.…

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