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The Way I See It!

I am an Ultra-Conservative, Alpha-Male, True Authentic Leader, Type "C" Personality, who is very active in my community; whether it is donating time, clothes or money for Project Concern or going to Common Council meetings and voicing my opinions. As a blogger, I intend to provide a different viewpoint "The way I see it!" on various world, national and local issues with a few helpful tips & tidbits sprinkled in.

Is the Oil Killing these Turtles or Not?

Oil, National, Environment, Nature, Disaster

GULFPORT, Miss. - Federal fisheries officials are investigating whether aggressive shrimpers or other fishermen are causing the deaths of endangered sea turtles that have been washing up on Gulf Coast beaches with no signs of oil, an official said Wednesday.

 

Investigators will look at whether some shrimp boats taking part in an emergency shrimping season ahead of the Gulf oil spill removed devices from their nets that are intended to allow turtles to escape, said Sheryan Epperly, sea turtle team leader for the National Marine Fisheries Service.

 

"The agency has been trying to collect information on not just the trawling fisheries but any other fishing that may have been going on in the area," Epperly said.  "If the turtle excluder device is not properly used, then that likely could lead to the deaths of any turtles that get caught in the nets."

 

Source and Full Story: MSNBC

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