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Hawksbill Sea Turtle (Eretmochelys Imbricata) 5-Year Review : Summary and Evaluation

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Office of Protected Resources led the 5-year review with input from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS). The draft document was distributed to NMFS regional offices and FWS regional and field offices for t
June 24, 2013 - ESA 5-Year Review ,

Hawksbill Sea Turtle 5 Year Review

We, NOAA Fisheries, announce the availability of the 5-year review for hawksbill sea turtles.
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Published
05/15/2024

Turtle Excluder Device Double Cover Flap Modification Final Rule

NOAA Fisheries is amending the turtle excluder device (TED) regulations that require most shrimp trawlers to use TEDs in the southeastern Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico to reduce the incidental capture of endangered and threatened sea turtles during…
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Effective
05/15/2024

Virginia and North Carolina Large Mesh Gillnet Final Rule

The purpose of this action is to reduce the impact of large-mesh gillnet fisheries on endangered and threatened species of sea turtles, primarily the monkfish fishery which uses large-mesh gillnet gear and operates in the area when sea turtles are…
Effective
05/15/2024

Pamlico Sound Gillnet Final Rule

NOAA Fisheries is closing the waters of Pamlico Sound, NC, to fishing with gillnets with a mesh size larger than 4 1/4 inch (10.8 cm) stretched mesh (“large-mesh gillnet”), on a seasonal basis, from September 1 through December 15 each year,…
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Effective
05/15/2024

Critical Habitat for Hawksbill Sea Turtle

Pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA), NMFS is designating critical habitat for the threatened green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) to include coastal waters surrounding Culebra Island, Puerto Rico, and the endangered hawksbill sea turtle …
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Effective
05/15/2024

Recovery Plans for Hawksbill Sea Turtle

We, NOAA Fisheries, announce the availability of recovery plans for U.S. Pacific and U.S. Caribbean, Atlantic, and Gulf of Mexico populations of hawksbill sea turtles.
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Published
05/15/2024

Recovery Plan for U.S. Pacific Populations of the Hawksbill Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)

The hawksbill turtle is listed as Endangered throughout its range. In the Pacific, this species is rapidly approaching extinction due to a number of factors, but the intentional harvest of the species for meat, eggs and the tortoiseshell and stuffed curio
January 12, 1998 - Recovery Plan ,

Evaluation of a Fisheries Model for the Harvest of Hawksbill Sea Turtles, Eretmochelys Imbricata in Cuba

NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-OPR-5
September 01, 1995 - Technical Memo ,

Recovery Plan for Hawksbill Turtles in the U.S. Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean, and Gulf of Mexico (Eretmochelys imbricata)

The hawksbill is listed as an endangered species throughout the world. The most important nesting beaches within United States jurisdiction in the Caribbean Sea are on MOM Island, Puerto Rico, and Buck Island Reef National Monument, St. Croix, United
November 10, 1993 - Recovery Plan ,