WASHINGTON— The Center for Biological Diversity called on President Biden today to impose trade sanctions against Mexico to stop the nation’s massive bycatch of loggerhead sea turtles, as required by ...

Bycatch of leatherback and loggerhead turtles, both of which are endangered, on longlines can be drastically reduced by simply using a new kind of hook and bait. Washington DC, US - WWF has welcomed ...

Animal science alumna coordinates efforts to restore sea turtle populations in the Gulf of Mexico after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill On April 20, 2010, an explosion on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig ...

Seafood consumption has been steadily rising over time. According to the UN’s 2020 publication The State of Food Insecurity and Nutrition in the World, more than three billion people get up to 20% of ...

Observing tuna longline fishing for the bycatch of marine turtles, sharks and other fish species, while testing the application of new hook technology (circle hooks) in order to reduce bycatch will be ...

A global survey of 48 sea turtle populations shows recovery in over half the regions studied. Atlantic sea turtle populations are rebounding faster than those in the Pacific. Leatherback turtles ...

The money comes from an $8.8 billion settlement that BP entered into with the federal government and Gulf Coast states in 2016 to try to remediate some of the extensive damage. The settlement set ...

Peckham (right) with Mexican fishermen at a ceremony marking their decision to retire the bottom-set longlines that were killing hundreds of turtles every year. Photo courtesy of H. Peckham. After ...