Turtle Update

Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtles have started nesting on the Texas coast. The extreme fishing pressure by shrimp fleet prior to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill fishery closure likely caused over 38 dead sea turtles on Gulf of Mexico beaches. Interactions with trawls can be deadly even if Turtle Excluder Devices (TEDs) required by law are present but not correctly installed.  Even when TEDs function properly, repeated trips through them can result in serious injury leading to death. The Sea Turtle Restoration Project needs your help today to send a strong message to protect endangered Kemp’s ridleys from deadly shrimp trawls. More on the Sea Turtle Restoration Project Website.