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Loggerhead and LeatherBack Turtles Being Wiped Out by Longline Fishing

"The latest estimate suggests that globally loggerheads (Caretta caretta) are being killed at a rate of about 200,000 a year. In leatherbacks (Dermochelys coricea), the number is about 50,000." - excerpt from article about turtles and longline fishing at http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3485195.stm

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