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US gov’t answers lawsuit over trawl fleet’s damage to Gulf of Alaska coral

'Federal defendants admit that trawl fishing can kill or damage corals or sponges, subject to the clarification that the likelihood is low' -- Todd Kim, assistant attorney general, US Department of Justice

By Jacob Resneck | Oct. 17, 2024 17:27 BST
Gulf of Alaska Seamount Expedition. Large primnoid coral loaded with brittle stars on Dickins Seamount. Pacific Ocean, Gulf of Alaska. 2004. (Photo: NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration)
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US government lawyers have answered a lawsuit filed by a conservation group that accuses federal fishery managers of neglecting to safeguard Gulf of Alaska corals and the sponges that are often found with them from damages wreaked by bottom trawling [...]

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