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Hawaiian Hawksbill Sea Turtle Brochure

Educational brochure that highlights the cultural history, population status, threats, and more of the endangered Hawaiian hawksbill sea turtle.
Image: Hawaiian Hawksbill Sea Turtle Brochure

Biological Opinion on Reinitiation of ESA Section 10(a)(1)(A) Permit by Regulation to Authorize Response to Stranded Endangered Sea Turtles

This biological opinion evaluates the proposed action for the operation of the sea turtle stranding and salvage network, or STSSN, nationwide and specifically the response to stranded sea turtles in the marine environment.

Listing of Olive Ridley Sea Turtle Under the ESA

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS). Department of the Interior, determine the loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) to be a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (the Act). In

NOAA Fisheries and U.S. FWS Memorandum of Understanding on Sea Turtles

Memorandum of Understanding defining the roles of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and NOAA Fisheries in Joint Administration of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 as to sea turtles.

Olive Ridley Sea Turtle 5 Year Reviews

NMFS announces 5-year reviews of Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii), olive ridley (Lepidochelys olivacea), leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea), and hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata) sea turtles under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA).

Faces of Sea Turtle Conservation: Dr. Cali Turner Tomaszewicz, National Research Council Research Associate

A new technique developed by three NOAA Fisheries scientists is giving us more insight than ever before on sea turtle populations, extracting life history and other information from sea turtle bones. The technology combines bone dating, or “skeletochronol
Image: Faces of Sea Turtle Conservation: Dr. Cali Turner Tomaszewicz, National Research Council Research Associate

A Comprehensive Plan for In-water Sea Turtle Data Collection in the US Gulf of Mexico

A resource offering guidance on in-water sea turtle data collection for researchers, restoration planners, and resource managers working in the Gulf of Mexico.

Southeastern Shrimp Otter (TED) Inspections Compliance Sea Turtle Capture Rates and TED Effectiveness

When legally-constructed Turtle Excluder Devices (TEDs) operate correctly in shrimp otter trawls, a small percentage of the sea turtles entering the nets (i.e., ~3%) still do not escape and are captured. When TEDs are installed incorrectly and/or not prop

Listing of Leatherback Sea Turtles Under the ESA

By notice of proposed rulemaking in the Federal Register on April 10, 1970 (35 FR 5961), notice was given that it was proposed to add a new Part 17 to Title 50, Code of Federal Regulations adding leatherback sea turtles to the endangered species list
Image: Amendment 42: Modifications to Sea Turtle Release Gear and Framework Procedure for the Snapper Grouper Fishery

Listing Green Sea Turtles Under the Endangered Species Act

NOAA Fisheries and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issue a final rule to list 11 distinct population segments of the green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) under the Endangered Species Act.

Atlantic Sea Scallop Turtle Deflector Dredge and Chain Mat Regulated Areas

To protect sea turtles, chain mats and Turtle Deflector Dredges (TDDs) must be used when fishing for scallops in waters west of 71° W. long., from the shoreline to the outer boundary of the Exclusive Economic Zone, from May 1 through November 30. The