Pacific Heat Wave Triggers Legal Requirement to Protect Loggerhead Sea Turtles
May 18, 2026
May 18, 2026
WASHINGTON, May 18 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release:
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Pacific Heat Wave Triggers Legal Requirement to Protect Loggerhead Sea Turtles
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SAN FRANCISCO-The Center for Biological Diversity notified NOAA Fisheries today of its legal responsibility to close a large area off the Pacific coast to swordfish drift gillnets to protect endangered loggerhead sea turtles, due to unusually warm . . .
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Pacific Heat Wave Triggers Legal Requirement to Protect Loggerhead Sea Turtles
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SAN FRANCISCO-The Center for Biological Diversity notified NOAA Fisheries today of its legal responsibility to close a large area off the Pacific coast to swordfish drift gillnets to protect endangered loggerhead sea turtles, due to unusually warm . . .