New Fishing Hooks Protect Bluefin Tuna in Gulf of Mexico But Allow Catch of

New Fishing Hooks Protect Bluefin Tuna in Gulf of Mexico But Allow Catch of: "NOAA’s Fisheries Service will require commercial fishermen who fish for yellowfin tuna, swordfish and other species with longlines in the Gulf of Mexico to use a new type of hook, called a weak hook, designed to reduce the incidental catch of Atlantic bluefin tuna. The hooks will be required starting May 5, 2011."

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