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NOAA releases findings from investigation into Bering Sea orca bycatch

NOAA says nine of the 11 killer whales that were scooped up as bycatch in the Bering Sea this summer were caught by catcher-processor vessels using non-pelagic trawl gear targeting flatfish

By Kirsten Dobroth | Dec. 4, 2023 15:48 GMT
Killer whales sighted in the northeastern Chukchi Sea. Photo credit: NOAA Fisheries
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The US' National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released the findings last week (Dec. 1)  from its investigation into orcas injured or killed when they were taken as bycatch in the Bering Sea this summer. [...]

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