New LED options can emit light with a minimal amount of the blue light spectrum that affects sea turtles as well as minimizing light trespass, allowing for year-round operation.” ...

A team of scientists have shown that attaching LED lights to gillnets dramatically decreases the amount of sea turtles caught. The solution has the potential to scale to major fisheries.

After observing the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's success with attaching LED lights to nets to reduce sea turtle bycatch, Dr. Jeffrey Mangel tested the technology at ...

Turtle safety lights are shielded and have a bulb with a longer wavelength, but they're a catch-22 according to Mayor Thomas. He believes safer lights for turtles may make it less safe for humans.

Last year, Sea Turtle Oversight Protection volunteers documented about 20,000 sea turtle hatchlings led away from the ocean by disorienting city lights. Tags Sea Turtles Pacu orcas ...

The illuminated nets help the sea turtles avoid capture while leaving the targeted An illuminating fishing net fashioned with LED lights can help prevent accidental sea turtle capture in the waters.

Certain types of LED lights, those which are blue or white, are particularly harmful for wildlife, with animals such as insects and sea turtles most affected.

Under local ordinances designed to protect sea turtle nesting, from May 1 to Oct. 31, all indoor and outdoor lights visible from the beach must be shielded, repositioned, replaced or turned off ...

Endangered loggerhead turtles snared by longline fishermen may be inadvertently lured to the hooks because of an attraction to light sticks designed to attract tuna and swordfish, researchers said.

Light pollution is an area of concern to conservationists because natural light is a critical component of the survival of Florida’s protected sea turtles.