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Federal official: Govt. investigates whether aggressive shrimpers causing Gulf turtle deaths

Govt. investigates shrimpers in Gulf turtle deaths

No oil on 35 dead turtles that have washed up from Gulf of Mexico; cause of deaths unknown

No oil found on 35 dead turtles in Gulf of Mexico

No oil on 29 dead turtles that washed up on Miss. coast; tissue samples taken for more review

No oil found on 29 dead turtles in Gulf of Mexico

Gulf of Mexico threatens ‘Mediterranean of the Americas,’ environmental melting pot of species

Gulf spill taints ‘Mediterranean of the Americas’

Necropsies done on 5 of the 25 turtles found dead along Miss. beaches show no presence of oil

No oil contamination evidence found in 5 turtles

Scientist doesn’t see a way for preventing oil from reaching Florida Keys, Eastern seaboard

Oil may reach Loop Current within 24 hours

Wildlife officials will see if oil spill led to the deaths of jellyfish appearing in Miss.

Dead jellyfish washing ashore along Miss. coast

Wildlife officials don’t know if oil spill killed 20 sea turtles found along Miss. coast

20 sea turtles found dead along Miss. beaches

Duke Univ. biologist says oil spill could sweep up the East Coast if not contained in the Gulf

Experts fear the spill could spread to East Coast

Marine wildlife center preparing for what could be arrival of hundreds of oily sea mammals

Miss. center preparing to handle oily mammals