An April 17 executive order from the White House allows commercial fishing to resume in the waters near the Pacific Islands ...

In the US, all sea turtles are now protected by the Endangered Species Act, and the Convention on International Trade in ...

Sea turtles will now face the risks of commercial fishing in what was once a protected area of the Pacific Islands Heritage ...

The green turtle is a large, weighty sea turtle with a wide, smooth carapace, or shell. It inhabits tropical and subtropical coastal waters around the world and has been observed clambering onto ...

While all other sea turtles have hard, bony shells, the inky-blue carapace of the leatherback is somewhat flexible and almost rubbery to the touch. Ridges along the carapace help give it a more ...