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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

End California’s Driftnet Fishery

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Bill passed by Congress in 2020 and Vetoed by Trump is reintroduced U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) have reintroduced the Driftnet Modernization and Bycatch Reduction Act in […]

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Posted byDavid McGuireMarch 5, 2021June 15, 2021Tags: blue shark, bycatch, drift net, gill net, mako shark, seatutles, 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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  • Passage of Driftnet Modernization Act Will End Deadly California Fishery

    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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  • About
    • Mission and Vision
    • Our Team
    • Partners & Donors
    • Victories & Milestones
    • Shark Stewards DEI Statement
    • Statement Against Asian and API Hate
  • Our Work
    • Saving Sharks
    • Marine Protection
    • Adventures
      • Sharktober: Farallon Islands Wildlife Adventure
        • Farallon Island Excursion Information
      • Shark ID and MPAs Education Adventure
      • Observe and Record Sevengill Sharks
      • Sustainable Ecotourism
      • Manta and Shark ID
    • Media Production
      • Saving Sharks in the Coral Triangle
    • US Shark Fin Trade Ban
  • Science & Education
    • Shark Watch California
    • Shark Science Sheets
      • CITES Shark Science Sheets
      • Sharks of Hawaii
    • Science Programs
    • Citizen Science
    • California Marine Protected Area Network
    • Sharks Sanctuary and Marine Protection
    • White Shark Stewardship
      • How to Avoid a White Shark Attack
      • Sharktober
  • Campaigns
    • Urge DAR: No Shark Fishing Permits in Hawaii
    • WE DID IT! Saving Endangered Sharks at CITES 2022
    • Law to End Lethal California Driftnet Fishery Passes
    • US Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act Passes
    • 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
    • Ocean Plastics
    • Art For Sharks
    • Events
  • News
  • Shop

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