Matt_n_Barb
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For those of you that were rescuing turtles after the freeze in Fl and other members this might be of interest..Not the complete article
http://channels.isp.netscape.com/news/story.jsp?floc=ne-story-9-l8&idq=/ff/story/0001%2F20100311%2F0030108935.htm&sc=1501
Endangered listing eyed for US loggerhead turtles
By JAY LINDSAY
BOSTON (AP) - The federal government on Wednesday recommended an endangered-species listing for the loggerhead turtles in U.S. waters, a decision that could lead to tighter restrictions on fishing and other maritime trades.
The massive, nomadic sea turtles have been listed since 1978 as threatened, a step below endangered, but federal scientists proposed ratcheting up the designation after reviewing the state of the species.
Researchers said primary threats to the loggerheads include injury and death from fishing gear and damage to their nesting areas.
The joint proposal by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's fisheries division and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is not a final decision. If approved, it puts loggerheads on track for an endangered listing by the summer of 2011. The proposal now enters a public comment period
http://channels.isp.netscape.com/news/story.jsp?floc=ne-story-9-l8&idq=/ff/story/0001%2F20100311%2F0030108935.htm&sc=1501
Endangered listing eyed for US loggerhead turtlesBy JAY LINDSAY
BOSTON (AP) - The federal government on Wednesday recommended an endangered-species listing for the loggerhead turtles in U.S. waters, a decision that could lead to tighter restrictions on fishing and other maritime trades.
The massive, nomadic sea turtles have been listed since 1978 as threatened, a step below endangered, but federal scientists proposed ratcheting up the designation after reviewing the state of the species.
Researchers said primary threats to the loggerheads include injury and death from fishing gear and damage to their nesting areas.
The joint proposal by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's fisheries division and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is not a final decision. If approved, it puts loggerheads on track for an endangered listing by the summer of 2011. The proposal now enters a public comment period