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The grim toll of fisheries bycatch on whales, dolphins and porpoises in European waters

The grim toll of fisheries bycatch on whales, dolphins and porpoises in European waters

Update: 2025-05-09
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Tens of thousands of dolphins, porpoises and whales are killed each year in European waters due to being bycaught in fishing gear – and some populations are coming perilously close to extinction.


To discuss the findings of her new report Catch of the Day, EIA Senior Ocean Campaigner joins Senior Press & Communications Officer Paul Newman.

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The grim toll of fisheries bycatch on whales, dolphins and porpoises in European waters

The grim toll of fisheries bycatch on whales, dolphins and porpoises in European waters

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