Archive for July 2011

Endangered turtles endanger the shrimping industry

Jul 22nd, 2011 | By
Endangered turtles endanger the shrimping industry

Members of the United Commercial Fisherman’s Association, The Louisiana Shrimper’s Association and other local commercial fishermen and organizations met recently for the local NOAA scoping meeting. The purpose of the meeting was to address the increased environmental impact on endangered sea turtles species—an impact attributed to the seafood fishing industry—and the possible increased use of [...]