Proposed Legislation Aims to Reduce Bycatch of Critically Endangered Albatross and Petrel Species
Waved Albatross. Photo: E. B. Connelly/Audubon Photography Awards
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 5, 2016—Yesterday, Representative Alan Lowenthal (D-CA) introduced the Albatross and Petrel Conservation Act, which would enable U.S. federal agencies to comply with an international agreement aimed to reduce seabird deaths by longline fishing and other threats. The National Audubon Society issued the following statement:
“Hook, line and sinker is literally how hundreds…
