Ocean Sentry
More than 30 dead turtles have been found stranded on Galveston and the Bolivar Peninsula south of Houston this month. Many of the turtles appear to have propeller wounds from boats or have become entangled in fishing nets or lines. Others have parasites or are emaciated…
May, 2010
April, 2010
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21 April
US import ban on Mexican shrimp: a chance for change in the Gulf of California
Last month, the U.S. government made a courageous decision to stop imports of wild-caught shrimp from Mexico due to lack of compliance with US and Mexican turtle protection laws. U.S. inspections confirmed that many of the Mexican trawlers were not using Turtle Excluder Devices (TEDs) – a contraption that can …
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6 April
Millions of sea turtles captured, killed by fisheries
Six out of seven of the world”s marine turtle species are at risk of extinction. Fisheries aren”t helping. Millions of endangered sea turtles have been accidentally captured or killed over the past two decades by longline, gillnet and trawl fisheries worldwide, according to a new report…
March, 2010
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26 March
Hundreds of turtles wash ashore
Hundreds of dead turtles washed ashore downstream Sukkur barrage on Thursday morning after some fishermen poured toxic chemical into the river to maximise their catch. The chemical forces fish to come up to surface of water to catch breath and become an easy prey for the fishermen. According to sources …
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10 March
Endangered status proposed for U.S. Loggerhead sea turtles
Government May Order New Protections for Loggerheads Worldwide The National Marine Fisheries Service and Fish and Wildlife Service issued a proposed rule today to change the status of U.S. North Pacific and Northwest Atlantic loggerhead sea turtles from threatened to endangered under the Endangered Species Act. The government also proposed …
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4 March
Sea turtles to hatch fewer males
Global warming is likely to make marine turtles to hatch more females than males and may reduce nesting success, according to a review of the effects of increasing temperature on the turtles” biology. Sea-level rises will also affect sea turtles by reducing the beach area available for nesting. Marine turtles …
February, 2010
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18 February
Tragedy as turtle caught in line mangle
Fishing line might be thin and seem unsubstantial but it has proved deadly to a turtle in Sailors Bay. Sailors Bay Sea Scouts saw the devastating effects when they found a green sea turtle that had died a gruesome death last week. The 80cm turtle was overwhelmingly tangled with fishing …
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8 February
Illegal gillnetters, shrimp boats, nest robbers threaten endangered Sea Turtles in Costa Rica
Rainsong Wildlife Sanctuary’s sea turtle protection project at Playa Manzanillo de Cobano on the Nicoya Peninsula has revealed the operation of up to 100 boats using illegal gillnets in the waters near Manzanillo. Most of these boats are gillnetting inside the 12 kilometers of strictly protected ocean that is part …
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2 February
Global warming may cook sea turtle eggs
Sea turtles — gentle, charismatic denizens of our oceans — draw snorkeling and scuba diving tourists to coral reefs and keep ecosystems balanced by grazing kelp and algae. A new study finds that for the world”s largest population of sea turtles — in Australia”s northern Great Barrier Reef — blazing …
January, 2010
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14 January
Weather is stunning for Florida turtles sent into coma by the chill
A mass rescue was continuing yesterday for more than 2,000 endangered sea turtles that were shocked into a coma by freezing weather in Florida. A phenomenon known as “cold stun” sets in when water temperatures drop below 50F (10C) because the turtles cannot regulate their metabolism. More than 750 were …
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5 January
Turtles dying en masse on Odisha coast
The sighting of bloated and motionless bodies of Oilve Ridley sea turtles lends credence to belief that unlawful trawling operation despite prohibition is in full swing along the Gahirmatha marine sanctuary. Bodies of dead turtles are sporadically dispersed along the stretch of beach from Dhamra to Paradip coast. The unofficial …
December, 2009
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18 December
Sea Turtles in Copenhagen? Climate Change a Triple Whammy for Endangered Sea Turtles
Sea Turtle”s Survival Dependent on Action in Copenhagen and Beyond With no action to curb greenhouse gas emissions, could out-of-control sea level rise and warmer waters submerge the famous mermaid in Copenhagen and allow sea turtles to summer in Denmark? Such a scenario may not be that far-fetched. The new …