Press Release: Victory
October 16, 2012
The federal agency charged with protecting marine mammals settled a court case by pledging to finalize and implement protections for false killer whales by November 30, 2012. False killer whales (Pseudorca crassidens, which are actually large dolphins) have suffered unsustainable levels of death and serious injury in the HawaiÊ»i-based longline fisheries. The National Marine Fisheries…