Oceans

Earthjustice and our clients are suing the federal agency's failure to prevent overfishing of this important species that sustains ocean wildlife.

This lawsuit challenges a Trump administration rule on key protective gear called turtle excluder devices (TEDs) on shrimp boats. Turtle excluder devices have been required — and successfully used — on many fishing vessels for decades to help sea turtles escape when they get swept into shrimp trawler nets.