Proposed Ban on Hawaii Fishery

Living on Earth

A federal judge in Hawaii is threatening a massive fishing ban to save the leatherback turtle from extinction. Host Diane Toomey talks with Chicago Tribune reporter Judith Graham about the judge’s order and reaction to it.

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