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Fisheries Service pressed to protect false killer whales

By Gary T. Kubota

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Aug 13, 2012

~~<p>Some environmental groups are urging the National Marine Fisheries Service to take action to reduce the killing of false killer whales by Hawaii-based longline fishing boats.</p>
<p>While catching ahi and other fish, the longline boats inadvertently hook false killer whales, a member of the dolphin family.</p>
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Some environmental groups are urging the National Marine Fisheries Service to take action to reduce the killing of false killer whales by Hawaii-based longline fishing boats.

While catching ahi and other fish, the longline boats inadvertently hook false killer whales, a member of the dolphin family. Login for more...



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