Wonder if the Center for Biological Diversity will sue the Mahi Mahi?!!

November 7, 2013 ENGO, South Atlantic

Mahi Mahi was found to have better than a couple dozen baby sea turtles in it’s belly. 14:32

baby sea turtles, Center for Biological Diversity, Mahi Mahi

2 Responses to Wonder if the Center for Biological Diversity will sue the Mahi Mahi?!!

Joel Hovanesian says:

November 7, 2013 at 6:55 pm

Commercial fishermen made that mahi eat those turtles. It’s all their fault.

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shyquon says:

April 30, 2014 at 7:57 am

wat sooooo sad

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It took me a while to decide how to most accurately describe the situation that has been visited upon the New England fishing communities that are and since colonial times have been dependent on the groundfish fisheries.

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