Sea Turtles

The Center for Biological Diversity brought a <strong><a href="http://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Sea-Turtles.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="federal complaint (opens in a new tab)">federal complaint</a></strong> over a permit the government issued for two vessels to fish using longlines from 50 to 200 miles long off the coast of California, threatening the survival of endangered leatherback sea turtles.

OAKLAND, Calif. — The Center for Biological Diversity brought a federal complaint over a permit the government issued for two vessels to fish using longlines from 50 to 200 miles long off the coast of California, threatening the survival of endangered leatherback sea turtles.

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