The Bottom Line: Shifting Gears in the Gulf
Category: ENVIRONMENT
For decades, fishermen in the Gulf of Mexico have used surface longlines to catch swordfish and yellowfin tuna, a method catches and kills large numbers of rare and endangered ocean wildlife, which are usually thrown overboard dead or dying.
By Lee Crockett, Contributor
Director, U.S. Oceans, The Pew Charitable Trusts, 2012-03-11