TEXAS CITY, Texas (KTRK) -- A sea turtle that couldn't get free after it got tangled up in a fishing line was rescued near Texas City Dike, officials announced on Tuesday. The Gulf Center for Sea ...

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 ...

This loggerhead sea turtle was rescued July 5 off the Florida Panhandle, with a tangle of fishing rods, fishing line and hooks stuck to it, the Gulfarium Marine Adventure Park reports. Gulfarium ...

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 ...

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 ...

"The turtle had a rope entanglement around the shoulder region of its right front flipper, but fortunately it was detected quickly and the gear was still loose with minimal damage to the flipper," ...

The phrase "what goes in … must come out" took on a literal meaning for a green turtle that had gobbled up human trash, only to poop it out later with help from a veterinarian. The green turtle ...

Leatherback sea turtle at the Sandy Point National Wildlife Refuge, U.S. Virgin Islands (Photo by Claudia Lombard, USFWS) (CN) – A federal judge has blocked a bid by the Trump administration to bring ...

The world’s rarest species of sea turtle has needed a bit of help on Hilton Head Island over the past week. Two Kemp’s ridley sea turtles have been found in distress along the island’s beaches: One ...