NOAA scraps plan to require turtle excluder devices

Associated Press — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 19:01:26 +0000

GULF OF MEXICO — New regulations that would have forced shrimpers in the bays and marshes of the Gulf of Mexico to install devices on their nets to save endangered sea turtles have been scrapped by federal officials. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said it is withdrawing plans by its fisheries service to require [...]

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Commission unanimously approves sea turtle study resolution

MBJ Staff — Sat, 07 Jul 2012 20:26:59 +0000

GULF OF MEXICO — The Mississippi Commission on Marine Resources (CMR) unanimously approved a Sea Turtle Study Resolution, which was presented to them for approval at the June 19 CMR meeting. The approved resolution was submitted to the U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and requested a comprehensive Gulf of Mexico [...]

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NOAA scraps plan to require turtle excluder devices

Commission unanimously approves sea turtle study resolution