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Powerful NGO planning to sue US government over killer whale deaths in Alaska trawl fisheries

The NGO has been at the center of significant seafood lawsuits in recent years that have led to major changes in the US seafood industry.

In recent years NOAA has been documenting increasing human activity-related harm caused to killer whales on the US Pacific Coast.
In recent years NOAA has been documenting increasing human activity-related harm caused to killer whales on the US Pacific Coast.Photo: NOAA
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Published 24 October 2023, 22:11Updated 24 October 2023, 22:14