date:Mar 21, 2014
catch, said Dominique Cano-Stocco, campaign director at Oceana. Whether it's the thousands of sea turtles that are caught to bring you shrimp or the millions of pounds of cod and halibut that are thrown overboard after fishermen have reached their quota, bycatch is a waste of our ocean's resources. Bycatch also represents a real economic loss when one fisherman trashes another fisherman's catch.
The fisheries in Oceana's list, based on data from the National Marine Fisheries Service, are:
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