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Congress passes Shark Conservation Act to ban unspeakable shark finning

Good news for sharks! Congress passes the Shark Conservation Act of 2010 to ban unimaginable shark finning, where the fins of live sharks are cut off and the sharks are thrown back in the water to die, in U.S. waters. Learn more in the article, “Congress Passes Shark Conservation Act to Ban Gruesome Finning Practices“. [...]

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Loggerhead sea turtles at risk

Biologist Matthew Godfrey says one or two takings of loggerhead sea turtles can happen every day among fishing fleets off the Southeast coast. Those numbers can add up to thousands annually for a turtle species that has traveled the oceans for 200 million years but now faces a growing array of threats. Godfrey is among [...]

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