SAFEGUARDING VULNERABLE SPECIES AND PROMOTING BIODIVERSITY
The Campaign
About 10% of the world’s global fish catch is discarded. And each year, fishing gear kills or injures millions of non-targeted animals as bycatch, including sharks, whales, dolphins, fish, and sea turtles, some of which are in danger of extinction.
In recent years, Oceana has helped to ban the deadly shark fin trade in the United States and Canada. Oceana is continuing to work to reduce bycatch and protect important species like the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale from destructive fishing practices and other human caused threats.
Oceana and our allies have won more than 70 victories that protect threatened species, including sharks, sea turtles, and whales.
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Tell your federal government officials to protect North Atlantic right whales from extinction-causing legislation.