This study investigated the impacts Florida artificial reefs may have on sea turtle populations, such as increased predation stemming from altered predator complexes, mortality due to entrapment, and entanglement issues.
Biological opinion on a permit application for continuing a study of green sea turtle (South Atlantic distinct population segment), hawksbill sea turtle, and loggerhead sea turtle (Northwest Atlantic DPS) aggregations in the coastal waters the U.S. Virgin Islands.
The loggerhead turtle is listed as a Threatened species throughout its range. In the Pacific, threatened status is consistent with population levels and trends. The stocks found in U.S. jurisdiction most likely originate from Japanese nesting areas and th