The general trawl zone is being closed to commercial shrimp fishing — the state’s most valuable fishery — to protect overwintering stock that cold water is threatening to kill outright or ...

Shrimp trawling is considered one of the most unselective and damaging fishing methods in the world. Bycatch of commercial and non-commercial species may significantly outweigh catches of target ...

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 ...

Of that total, tropical shrimp trawl fisheries have the highest "discard" rate, accounting for 27% of the waste -- 1.8 million tons. Discards of "by-catch" -- which are not only wasteful but can ...

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 ...

This also allows air-breathing marine turtles to avoid capture and subsequent death from prolonged entrapment in the trawl net. Under Section 609 of the US public law, wild-caught shrimp or ...