NPR: drift gillnets https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=664820467 drift gillnets en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Mon, 04 May 2026 12:25:22 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: drift gillnets https://www.npr.org/tags/664820467/drift-gillnets California May Soon Unravel Controversial Nets Used To Harvest Swordfish Some of the last drift gillnet fishers in the world capture swordfish off the coast of California. But their days may be numbered as lawmakers seek to phase the nets out. Thu, 08 Nov 2018 08:02:48 -0500 https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2018/11/08/664549220/california-may-soon-unravel-controversial-nets-used-to-harvest-swordfish https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2018/11/08/664549220/california-may-soon-unravel-controversial-nets-used-to-harvest-swordfish

Some of the last drift gillnet fishers in the world capture swordfish off the coast of California. But their days may be numbered as lawmakers seek to phase the nets out.

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