Press Release on NOAA’s Denial of ENGO Petitions
Contact: Deborah Long, 804.360.0074 NOAA Denies Petitions to Restrict Shrimping Due to Unexplained Sea Turtle Deaths Tarpon Springs, FL—The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has denied three separate petitions that would have immediately shutdown the U.S. shrimp industry due to a large number of unexplained sea turtle deaths in the Gulf of Mexico. The rationale provided by NMFS […]