Thousands of dusky sharks are killed every year in U.S. longline fisheries, in violation of federal law

A dusky shark swims under schooling fish. More than 4,000 dusky sharks are snagged every year on fishing gear meant to catch other species such as grouper, snapper, swordfish and other shark species. Photo courtesy of Clifton Beard
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–October 27, 2015. Today, Oceana, which was represented by Earthjustice, sued the federal governmentto end the overfishing…






