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Trump cancels whale and sea turtle protections
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| Contributor | RP |
| Last Edited | RP Jun 14, 2017 10:41am |
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| Category | Rule Change |
| Author | John Siciliano |
| News Date | Tuesday, June 13, 2017 03:05:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | The Trump administration on Monday tossed out a rule on marine protection for whales and sea turtles caught in fishing nets off the West Coast.
The rule change was made despite the fishing industry's having proposed the measures in the first place, according to the Associated Press. The National Marine Fisheries Service, a division within the Commerce Department, said it decided the new protection rules were not warranted. |
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