California Fishermen File Suit in Effort to Keep ‘Otter-Free Zone’
From the Los Angeles Times:
“Commercial fishermen have filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for abandoning a program to create an “otter-free zone” in Southern California coastal waters that sustain shellfish industries. …
“Tuesday, a coalition of environmental groups led by Friends of the Sea Otter announced that it would intervene in the case on behalf of federal wildlife authorities.”
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