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Loggerhead Mortality Rate up 600 Percent

More than 7,000 Loggerhead turtles died from fishing accidents off the coast of Puerto Lopez Mateos in Mexico since 2006.

The Loggerhead sea turtle is one of the iconic sea creatures of Florida's Gulf Coast beaches. Unfortunately, the baby loggerheads that are so cared for along Anna Maria Island could face trouble as the head to the waters off of Mexico

More than 7,000 of the endangered Loggerhead turtles died from fishing accidents off the coast of Puerto Lopez Mateos in Mexico since 2006, according to a press release from the Oceanic Society, the Mexican Center for Environmental Rights and the Defenders of Wildlife.

The National Fisheries Institute has reported that off the coast, two turtles are accidentally killed each day per net.

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In the U.S., Loggerhead turtles are classified as endangered and fishing fleets are required to cease fishing activities while Loggerheads are near.


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