A conservation group is preparing to sue NOAA Fisheries for allegedly failing to protect killer whales from trawlers in the Bering Sea.
The trawl fleet in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands has come under fire in recent weeks. The backlash follows a report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that said 10 orcas were hauled up in trawl nets over the last year, nine of which died.
