What is responsible for up to two-thirds of turtle deaths: Discarded fishing gear and litter :hmn
> Sea turtles have become collateral damage in the decades-long plundering of the oceans by the fishing industry, the results of a new study show. Two-thirds, or 66.7 percent, of all turtle injuries or deaths documented in a 12-year period in the Maldives can be attributed to lost and discarded fishing gear, known as “ghost …