Representative Mary Peltola Urges Immediate Action Following NOAA Fisheries Report on Killer Whale Bycatch
October 27, 2023
October 27, 2023
WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Rep. Mary Sattler Peltola, D-Alaska, issued the following news release on Oct. 26, 2023:
Today, U.S. Representative Mary Peltola shared a letter to NOAA Administrator Janet Coit expressing deep concern over the recent NOAA Fisheries report revealing that nine killer whales were incidentally caught in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Island (BSAI) groundfish trawl fisheries this year, with just one released alive. As the issue of marine mammal interactions in commer . . .
Today, U.S. Representative Mary Peltola shared a letter to NOAA Administrator Janet Coit expressing deep concern over the recent NOAA Fisheries report revealing that nine killer whales were incidentally caught in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Island (BSAI) groundfish trawl fisheries this year, with just one released alive. As the issue of marine mammal interactions in commer . . .