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Endangered Sea Turtles Receive Vital Protection

 

Ocean Conservancy
Proposed expansion of drift gillnet fishery rejected
June 11, 2007
Media Contacts: Kelly Shall
San Francisco, CA — Responding to concerns by scientists and conservation groups, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) affirmed protections for critically endangered leatherback sea turtles in California waters. NMFS denied a proposed exempted fishing permit application (EFP) that would have enabled [...]