KILLER DRIFT GILL NETS

In 2016, I wrote a column regarding the archaic swordfish drift-gillnet fishery in California. With just roughly 20 vessels, this fishery kills more dolphins, porpoises and whales than all other fisheries on the U.S. West Coast and Alaska combined, in addition to killing marlin, bluefin tuna and other game fish that recreational anglers like to pursue.

Fortunately, drift gill nets