WASHINGTON— Conservation groups filed a lawsuit today to prevent sea turtles from drowning when they get caught in shrimp trawl nets in the Gulf of Mexico and southeast Atlantic. Earthjustice filed ...

One trawler operating off the West coast of Norway and a shrimp trawler fishing in the ... if pelagic trawlers pump the catch directly from the trawl net this will reduce fuel consumption ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.— Conservation groups issued a formal notice today of their intent to sue the National Marine Fisheries Service for drastically weakening rules that prevent sea turtles from dying ...

31. The provisional areas lie between the general trawl zone and federal waters. Reaves says his boats fish in waters ranging from 5 to 50 feet deep, with the nets catching shrimp near the muddy ...