Yesterday, the Center and our allies filed a petition asking the Virginia Marine Resources Commission to adopt regulations that would protect diamondback terrapins from drowning in blue crab pots.
Learn more ➡️ https://biodiv.us/4aWfOwV
Learn more ➡️ https://biodiv.us/4aWfOwV
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Crab pots trap and drown imperiled diamondback terrapins, who have suffered population declines of 75% across most of their range in the past 50 years.