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Proposed Rule to Designate Critical Habitat for Green Sea Turtles

We, NOAA Fisheries, are proposing to designate new areas of critical habitat and modify existing critical habitat for threatened and endangered distinct population segments (DPSs) of the green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas), in areas under U.S…
Proposed Rule
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National
Published
04/29/2024
Aug
10

Public Hearings on Proposed Critical Habitat For Green Sea Turtles Under the Endangered Species Act

| 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM, local time zone. Please see "Schedule" below.

At three virtual and three in-person public hearings, we will accept comments on a proposed rule to designate critical habitat for six distinct population segments of the green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) under the Endangered Species Act.

Endangered Species Conservation
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National

Celebrating Sea Turtle Conservation and Recovery Efforts

As we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act, we are shining a spotlight on our recovery efforts to reduce bycatch to protect and conserve sea turtles. ​
June 29, 2023 - Feature Story ,
Southeast

NOAA Releases 79 Florida Loggerhead Sea Turtles into the Wild

Juvenile sea turtles returned to the wild after study to reduce bycatch.
June 29, 2023 - Feature Story ,
Southeast
2 women and 2 men each holding a small sea turtle lean over the side of a ship about to release the turtles NOAA staff, with support from U.S. Coast Guard Station Lake Worth Inlet, released 79 juvenile loggerhead sea turtles off of Florida's east coast. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Ben Higgins (Permit #20339-03)

$1 Million for Sea Turtle and Hawaiian Monk Seal Conservation in the Pacific Islands

NOAA Fisheries Pacific Islands Regional Office proposes funding for more than a dozen international and Hawaiʻi-based projects that help the recovery of sea turtles and Hawaiian monk seals.
June 16, 2023 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
Project staff standing in a sand hole removing nested turtle eggs and placing them on the top surface to count. A field ranger with the Buru Island leatherback turtle project excavates a nest to collect data on hatching success to measure reproductive output. Credit: Yayasan World Wildlife Fund-Indonesia/Dicky Bisinglasi

Alaska’s Threatened and Endangered Species

In celebration of the Endangered Species Act’s 50th Anniversary, NOAA is featuring the marine mammal and sea turtle species found in Alaska that are protected under the ESA.
June 16, 2023 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Eastern North Pacific right whales are the most endangered whale population in the world — only an estimated 30 whales remain. Eastern North Pacific right whales are the most endangered whale population in the world — only an estimated 30 whales remain.

Green Turtle Conservation Successes and Continuing Challenges

A look at successes and challenges faced by different green turtle populations.
June 16, 2023 - Feature Story ,
National
Sea turtle swims above sea grass Juvenile green turtle swimming over a bed of seagrass. Credit: U.S. Geological Survey

Recovering Endangered Indo-Pacific Leatherback Turtles

NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center spearheads international efforts to research and protect leatherback turtles in the Pacific Ocean.
June 15, 2023 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
A leatherback turtle swimming in the waters of the Kei Islands, Indonesia. A leatherback turtle swimming in the waters of the Kei Islands, Indonesia. Credit: WWF-Indonesia/Brian Rayanki (Photo taken under international permit)

Protecting Leatherbacks Across the Globe

How two U.S. agencies collaborate together and with other countries that host leatherback nesting beaches.
June 14, 2023 - Podcast ,
Pacific Islands
National
International
Leatherback turtle in the Kei Islands Leatherback turtle in the Kei Islands. Credit: Scubazoo/Jason Isley

Meet Melissa Cook, Research Fishery Biologist

As part of the Faces of the Southeast Fisheries Science Center series, meet Dr. Melissa Cook.
June 14, 2023 - Feature Story ,
Southeast
A smiling woman sitting on the edge of a boat holding a small sea turtle. Dr. Melissa Cook holding a sea turtle caught in a pound net off the coast of North Carolina. Credit: NOAA Fisheries (Permit #: 21233-03)