SSA Praises Federal Agencies for Reconsideration of Proposed Turtle Rule
Tarpon Springs, FL—The Southern Shrimp Alliance praised the National Marine Fisheries Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for their decision to extend by six months the date for a final decision on whether to list nine distinct population segments (DPS) of loggerhead sea turtles as endangered or threatened under the Endangered Species Act. In their March 17 announcement, […]
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Loggerhead Turtles
The following NMFS/USFWS announcement regarding loggerhead turtles reflects an extremely significant development reflecting the Southern Shrimp Alliance’s (SSA) longstanding leadership in the area of sea turtle bycatch. It is worth providing some context on SSA’s role in this result. The premise of SSA’s approach to our fisheries management agenda has been to take very seriously our responsibility for legitimate bycatch […]