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A Single Discarded Fishing Net Can Keep Killing for Centuries

A Single Discarded Fishing Net Can Keep Killing for Centuries

By Jason Bittel Divers off the coast of the Cayman Islands last month came face to face with a ghoulish sight: a gigantic mass of abandoned fishing gear and its catch. The monstrous net, as wide and deep as the Hollywood sign is tall, drifted just below the water’s surface with tendrils that teemed with […]

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    World’s Largest Travel Website Stops Selling Tickets to Cayman Turtle Centre

    World’s Largest Travel Website Stops Selling Tickets to Cayman Turtle Centre

    On the eve of World Turtle Day, the world’s largest travel website—TripAdvisor—removed the sale of tickets to the Cayman Turtle Centre, where more than 5,000 endangered sea turtles live in horrific conditions. The TripAdvisor decision puts even more pressure on one of the world’s largest cruise line companies—Carnival Cruises Lines—to protect endangered sea turtles from […]