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Bipartisan Bill to End Lethal Driftnet Fishery in the United States

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The California driftnet fishery is responsible for the annual killing of thousands of innocent seabirds, marine mammals and sharks in California waters and is the only fishery where these harmful nets are still used in the United States. 

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Posted byDavid McGuireOctober 6, 2021November 30, 2021Tags: blue shark, bycatch, California, gillnet, longline, shark, sperm whale, swordfish

Passage of Driftnet Modernization Act Will End Deadly California Fishery

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Bill Will Protect Marine Life, Eliminate Deadly Gear Fishing for Swordfish in West Coast Waters and Save Sharks and Encourages Shift to More Sustainable Fishing Contact: David McGuire: info@sharkstewards On February 21, […]

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Posted byDavid McGuireMay 4, 2021June 15, 2021Tags: bycatch, California, driftnet, gillnet, longlines, modernization, sharks, swordfish, whales

Stop West Coast Driftnet Fishing

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Large mesh drift gillnets are already banned in the U.S. territorial waters of the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico, as well as off the coasts of Washington, Oregon, Alaska and Hawaii.

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Posted byDavid McGuireFebruary 26, 2020June 9, 2021Tags: California, driftnet, Feinstein, gillnet, S908, seaturtles, sharks, swordfish

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  • Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act Reintroduced into Senate

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    • Mission and Vision
    • Our Team
    • Partners & Donors
    • Victories & Milestones
    • Shark Stewards DEI Statement
    • Statement Against Asian and API Hate
  • Our Work
    • Saving Sharks in the Coral Triangle
    • Marine Protection
    • Saving Sharks
    • Media Production
    • US Shark Fin Trade Ban
  • Science & Education
    • Shark Watch California
    • Science Programs
      • Citizen Science
      • Sharks Sanctuary and Marine Protection
      • Shark Science Sheets
    • California Marine Protected Area Network
    • White Shark Stewardship
      • How to Avoid a Shark Attack
      • Sharktober
    • Sustainable Ecotourism
  • Adventures
    • Dive, Observe and Record Sevengill Sharks
    • Farallon Islands Eco- Adventure
    • Manta and Shark ID
  • Campaigns
    • End the Lethal California Driftnet Fishery
    • PROTECTING SHARKS UNDER CITES
    • Support the US Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act
    • Ocean Protection: 30% x 2030
    • Tell eBay: Stop Endangered Shark Trade
    • Stop Big Plastic From Polluting California Seas
    • Fed Ex Shark Fin Shipping
  • Get Involved
    • Contact Us
      • Adopt a Shark
    • Help Save Sharks
    • Special Shark Team Membership
    • Ocean Plastics
    • Art For Sharks
    • Events
  • Shark Blog
  • Shark Shop

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