date:Mar 21, 2014
hery (63 percent of all animals discarded) Almost 550 marine mammals were entangled or killed over five years
Gulf of Alaska Flatfish Trawl Fishery (35 percent discarded) More than 34 million pounds of fish were thrown overboard in one year, including 2 million pounds of halibut and 5 million pounds of cod
Northeast Bottom Trawl (35 percent discarded) More than 50 million pounds of fish are thrown overboard every year
Mid-Atlantic Bottom Trawl Fishery (33 percent discarded) Almost 200