Innovative fishing gear is being tested to reduce impact on whales and sea turtles – Monterey Herald

This is in response to California’s recent state regulations to reduce the risk of endangered whales and sea turtles getting caught in commercial Dungeness crab gear. The regulations went into effect last November.

Lawsuit Aims to Protect Pacific Sea Turtles From Fishing Gear

New Law Phasing Out Destructive Fishing Gear off West Coast Will Aid Whales and Dolphins

This fishing gear can help save whales. What will it take for fishermen to use it? - OPB

Severely Entangled Whale in Monterey Bay Freed

Sustainable Fisheries ~ MarineBio Conservation Society

Innovation and resilience offer hope for the world's most endangered whale — WWF Protecting Whales & Dolphins Initiative

New fishing nets reduce bycatch, sparing sea life

How new fishing technology could help save North Atlantic right whales - The Globe and Mail

Simple changes in fishing gear can save tens of thousands of endangered marine turtles in the Coral Triangle