Innovative fishing gear is being tested to reduce impact on whales

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.

Endangered Whales Are Being Killed by Fishing Gear. New Technology Could Change That.

The impact of by-catch on whales and dolphins

Regional news - East Bay Times

Whalesafe fishing gear

Rethinking ropes: Can ropeless fishing gear end whale entanglements? - Responsible Seafood Advocate

Ghost Gear: Whales, Sea Turtles, Seals Are The Unintended Catch Of Abandoned Fishing Gear : The Salt : NPR

Preventing Whale Entanglements with Ropeless Fishing Gear - Baleines en direct

Will 'Ropeless' Fishing Gear Save the Endangered Right Whale?

Unusual' number of humpback whales are dying along the Atlantic