Sea turtles are getting caught on fishing hooks at a record rate in Hampton Roads this year, filling local animal rehabilitation facilities. The Virginia Aquarium reported 58 hooked turtles from April ...

A 217-pound sea turtle had to be rescued off the Florida Panhandle after closer inspection revealed it was dragging enough fishing gear to outfit a tour group. This includes fishing rods, hooks, ...

The Sea Turtle Assistance and Rescue (STAR) is urging the community to practice responsible fishing, after a green sea turtle was found earlier this month with a fishing spear through its neck. The ...

A TikTok video of a leatherback turtle dangling from a fishing wire on a boat has been viewed 4.6 million times and has sparked outrage from one conservation group. The video, posted by the user ...

A leatherback turtle died after getting caught up in a fishing pot line, a wildlife trust has said. The stranded turtle at Porthleven Beach was reported to Cornwall Wildlife Trust on Wednesday, but it ...

CHAPEL HILL -- Thousands of loggerhead turtles die every year when they get tangled or hooked in commercial fishing longlines meant for tuna or swordfish. New research suggests a possible reason why ...

WASHINGTON -- It's a scene that scientists say is all too common: A commercial fishing boat pulls in a net full of shrimp or tuna and finds a loggerhead sea turtle mixed in with the catch. Biologists ...