Russell, Dick.

Tuna-Dolphin Wars. / Dick Russell. - Defenders, 2002. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2003. Article 33. Science, 1522-3264; .

Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2003. Originally Published: Tuna-Dolphin Wars, Summer 2002; pp. 18-25.

"Due to public outcry, U.S. laws and international agreements, the official numbers of dolphins killed by purse-seiners have dropped from an estimated 350,000 per year through the 1960s, to 133,000 as late as 1986, to a preliminary estimate of 1,636 in 2000." (DEFENDERS) This article discusses the deaths of dolphins caused by nets used to catch tuna and examines the controversy between fishermen and conservationists.

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Conservationists.
Dolphins.
Fishers.
Tuna fishing.
Tuna industry.
Wildlife conservation.

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