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Sea Turtles

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Gulf of Mexico

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Sea turtles saved annually after shutting down a slaughterhouse and ending all legal slaughter of turtles in Mexico.

250,000

Square miles of the Pacific Ocean closed to longline and driftnet fisheries to protect marine animals.

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Sharks tagged with acoustic telemetry to collect data to create an international migratory swimway in the Pacific.

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