Sea Turtle Restoration Project : Press Releases 2003 and earlier

Press Releases 2003 and earlier

Agencies Urged to Protect Californians from Mercury
http://www.seaturtles.org
December 10th, 2003
Administrative Petition Submitted to Health Agencies

US Fish & Wildlife Sued to Save Aleutian Sea Otter
December 4th, 2003
Bush Administration Fails to List Species on Brink of Extinction

Environmentalists Ask Court to Close Longline Fishery
http://www.seaturtles.org
October 31st, 2003
Injunction will Protect Endangered Sea Turtles from Swordfish Fishery

Sea Turtles Take to the Streets to Protest Mercury in Swordfish
October 30th, 2003
Swordfishing is a Threat to Human Health and Leatherback Sea Turtles

Lawsuit filed to Save Okinawan Dugong from Extinction
September 25th, 2003
Japanese and US Organizations Unite to Stop US Heliport in Japan

Early leatherback nests in Caletas, Costa Rica
http://www.tortugamarina.org
September 9th, 2003
Playa Caletas, in Costa Rica, has been protected by STRP staff since 2002

Federal Appeals Court Rules California-based Longline Fishery Violates Endangered Species Act
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August 22nd, 2003
Ruling will Likely Result in Restrictions on Swordfish Fishery to Protect Endangered Sea Turtles

Illegal Shark Finning Operation in Costa Rica Exposed
http://www.seaturtles.org
June 6th, 2003
Crime Highlights Need For International Cooperation In Marine Protection

President of Costa Rica Urged to Save Sharks from Overfishing
http://www.tortugamarina.org
May 27th, 2003
Leading Cost Rican Scientists Say Action is Necessary Now to Prevent Extinctions of Sharks and Leatherback Turtles

Federal Funds Received for Fisheries Law Enforcement
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May 5th, 2003
Texas will Better Be Able to Protect Endangered Sea Turtles

Supreme Court Refuses to Consider Fixing Loophole in Sea Turtle Law
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April 7th, 2003
Environmentalists to Explore Legislative Fixes to Protect Species and U.S. Shrimpers