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The short explanation of this alert was:
Hundreds of sea turtles a year are caught and killed by hooks deployed in the Atlantic by "longline" fishermen. Scientists with the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) have determined that a new type of hook for these longlines could dramatically decrease the number of sea turtles caught and killed each year.
NMFS, however, is on the verge of actually recommending a different hook -- one that even they admit will not protect the turtles any more than the hooks currently in use!
Tell NMFS to listen to its scientists and protect threatened and endangered sea turtles from dangerous fishing gear!
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