http://www.sfchronicle.com/nation/article/Phones-help-crabbers-retrieve-gear-before-it-12198817.phpCountless amounts of whales have been entangled by ropes, anchors, buoys,and fishing gear causing harm towards the endangered species. As, of last year there has been recorded reports that 50 reports of whales have been trapped and entangled in the East Coast. Well, in the West Coast there has been a report of 48 whales being entangled and trapped. These accidental entanglements are hurting the whales by gouging their flesh or mouths,weaken them, drown them, and possibly kill them over time. A California fisherman named Bunch is heading out to the ports where he goes and catches crab every season to test a new software on his phone that has a GPS. The GPS helps spot lost or abandoned fishing gear before it is able to hurt any whales. Off season Bunch is out working and testing out his new software in which he spots a Humpback whale.In which it does help him use his new software and is able to being in all his fishing gear just in time before the whale approaches the gear. Even though most of the California fisherman are apart of the Nature Conservancy Environmental Group they are the second largest identifiable source of fishing gear that is entangling whales along the West Coast. Overall, these fisherman are trying to find ways in order to help illuminate the harm of whales.
The reason many of us should care about this is because we do live in California and we should be aware of what our fisherman are doing. They are aware of their actions and are working on ways how to fix this. Which is a great start in knowing that they are aware and are working and willing to help fix this issue.
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