They have widened the mesh on their nets and provided escape hatches for fish, around which hungry seals are said to loiter.

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To protect sea turtles, an endangered species, they want an import ban on shrimp caught in nets that don't have escape hatches to let the turtles swim away.

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The approach the company has taken closes a number of escape hatches that most defending corporations usually keep open: on the one hand, wiggle room in the event that facts emerge to in any way justify the claims and, on the other hand, the option to settle the case.

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