Longliners say killer whales stealing fish more persistent than ever

Killer whales (Creative Commons photo by Chis Michel)The battle between killer whales and longline fishermen has been going on for decades in the Bering Sea. Pods of whales will follow boats and pick fish off their lines as they pull them in. Some commercial fishermen say the whales have become so persistent, they have changed fishing grounds to avoid them, but regulators may have a solution.
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When Todd Hoppe, a Homer-based commercial fisherman, targets halibut in the Bering Sea, he ne