Dolphins and the Tuna Industry

by Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, Board on Biology, Division on Earth and Life Studies, et al.

This book presents key conclusions about the controversial killing of thousands of dolphins each year during tuna fishing in the eastern tropical Pacific.

Dolphins drown in nets that are set to catch yellowfin tuna, which tend to swim beneath dolphin herds. After 20 years of intense debate among environmentalists, the tuna industry, and policymakers, this fatal by-product of tuna fishing remains a high-profile public issue.

Dolphins...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309047358
• ISBN13: 9780309047357
• Release Date: February 1992
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"