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Scrutiny mounts over 10 orcas taken as bycatch in US state of Alaska this year

Nineteen whales can be taken as bycatch -- a number some say is outdated and too high

By Undercurrent News | Oct. 6, 2023 15:30 BST
Southern resident killer whales. Photograph by Sara Hysong-Shimazu on Shutterstock.
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US laws regulating bycatch of resident North Pacific killers whales are coming under scrutiny, after 10 orcas were caught in fishing gear last month in the Bering Sea. Only one was released alive. [...]

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