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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Each year the State Department and NOAA conduct shrimp export certification programs with countries across the world. They make sure the wild shrimp they’re catching is keeping one thing out of their nets: sea turtles. Experts said bycatch from fisheries is one of the most significant threats these turtles are facing.

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