August 12, 2024 — The Center for Biological Diversity (CBD), the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), and the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. government, alleging that regulators are not doing enough to protect marine mammals in foreign fisheries.
“Americans love whale- and dolphin-safe seafood, and U.S. fishers take pride in putting more sustainable food on our tables,” NRDC Director of Global Biodiversity Conservation Zak Smith said in a statement. “But, our government continues to let foreign fisheries peddle their whale- and dolphin-killing fish in the U.S. market, while taxpayers and fishers spend millions domestically to do the right thing.
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