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Plight of false killer whales spurs suit
Fisheries officials fail to protect dolphins, a nonprofit charges
POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Jun 26, 2012
~~<p>Earthjustice sued the National Marine Fisheries Service in federal court in Honolulu on Monday, saying the agency failed to complete and implement a plan to protect false killer whales from Hawaii's longline fishing industry.</p>
<p>The nonprofit, public-interest environmental law firm said it filed suit to end "the continuing slaughter of false killer whales in the waters of Hawaii."</p>
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Earthjustice sued the National Marine Fisheries Service in federal court in Honolulu on Monday, saying the agency failed to complete and implement a plan to protect false killer whales from Hawaii's longline fishing industry.
The nonprofit, public-interest environmental law firm said it filed suit to end "the continuing slaughter of false killer whales in the waters of Hawaii." Login for more...
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