MIAMI, Florida — A US environmental group filed suit Friday against the Donald Trump administration for allegedly stalling on a deal to protect sea turtles from getting trapped in shrimp nets. Then, the federal government, headed by President Barack Obama, had agreed to release a proposed rule to protect sea turtles in the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico by December 15, 2016. “At this point, every single day of delay means more threatened and endangered sea turtles dying preventable deaths in fishing nets,” said Oceana campaign director Lora Snyder. Oceana said adding these Turtle Excluder Devices (TEDs) to shrimp nets would save as many as 2,500 endangered and threatened sea turtles every year. The proposed rule would extend the requirement to about 5,800 other boats in the southeast US region.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer November 03, 2017 21:56 UTC