Animal Lovers

>>> SIGN PETITION HERE <<< Dolphins, whales and other marine mammals are being mercilessly killed off the coast of California by a fishing practice intended to catch swordfish, but which indiscriminately scoops up other species. Rare sea turtles, sea lions, whales, and sharks are among the species that are ending up helplessly entangled in these huge driftnets. These non-target species are known as “bycatch” and some are even threatened or endangered. For instance, in 2017, two endangered sperm whales were entangled and killed in the California driftnet fishery. These driftnets are over a mile long, 100 feet deep, and designed to kill everything in their path. — Paul Nicklen, SeaLegacy co-founder Image Credit :  Brock Cahill photographing entangled swordfish // Photo by Paul Nicklen // Location: Near California’s Channel Islands, February 2018 Sadly, driftnet fishing has an astonishingly high bycatch rate, with estimates for some nets as high a...