A group of conservation organizations is suing the National Marine Fisheries Service to force action quickly to protect threatened and endangered sea turtles from death and injury in the Gulf of Mexico bottom longline fishery. Earthjustice, the Center for Biological Diversity, Defenders of Wildlife, and a coalition of conservation groups are urging the Fisheries Service to impose immediate protections for the imperiled species.For more information, read the GRN’s press release, http://healthygulf.org/press-releases/groups-sue-national-marine-fisheries-service-to-protect-sea-turtles.html
