Protected 'Swimways' Urged For Endangered Leatherback Sea Turtle
Monday, October 20, 2008 - 10:14
in Biology & Nature
A new resolution urges nations to protect the leatherback sea turtle and sharks from the world's industrial fisheries by identifying and creating marine protected areas along the Pacific leatherback's migratory routes. The routes were based on recent satellite tracking data. 8,000 scientists from 250 nations support the resolution.
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