anna_lillith 🇺🇦🌱🐖Nov 23, 2023

SAVE WHALES FROM ENTANGLEMENT AND DEATH

#Whales are vital for healthy #OceanEcosystems. Sadly, #TrapFisheries entangle dozens of endangered humpback, gray, and blue whales off the U.S. West Coast every year.

These fisheries place thousands upon thousands of long, strong, thick ropes in whales' #habitat. The lines run vertically through the water, connecting buoys on the surface to heavy #traps on the sea floor. Endangered whales caught in mazes of lines can get seriously injured,

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and some die from starvation, infection or drowning. If they manage to swim away, they often drag the gear behind them, which saps their energy and can cause them to die of exhaustion.

After the Center for Biological Diversity went to court, #NOAAFisheries finally agreed to create a team to protect #HumpbackWhales from entanglement due to dangerous fishing practices. Now we're urging the agency to follow through — and quickly.

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Tell NOAA Fisheries to deploy entanglement-prevention teams for #whales now.

- CENTER for BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY

#SaveOurSeas #BanTrapping #ProtectOurWildlife 🐋

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Save Whales From Entanglement and Death

Whales are vital for healthy ocean ecosystems. Sadly, trap fisheries entangle dozens of endangered humpback, gray, and blue whales off the U.S. West Coast every year. Take action to protect whales from dangerous fishing gear.

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@mark_ohe It says that at this time there not accepting admissions. Sorry, Mark. Seems like the time window for submission just closed. Thank you for checking it out anyways!