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Sea turtle rescued from illegal totoaba net

By José Antonio Pérez During removal of prohibited totoaba fishing gear from the Upper Gulf of California, PROFEPA staff along with the Navy, Federal Police Division, and National Commission of Aquaculture and Fishing (CONAPESCA) rescued a Pacific Green sea turtle, also known as the Galapagos green turtle (Chelonia agassizii), stuck in one of the nets. […]