Turtle Excluder Devices Not Used By Some Shrimp Boats

Shrimp Boats Killed Nearly 5,000 Loggerheads Last Year, Study Finds

Shrimp boats that fish in the Gulf of Mexico without the required turtle-excluder devices are killing more sea turtles than is allowed under the Endangered Species Act, the advocacy group Oceana said in a report Tuesday.

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