Location
SPREP LIBRARY
Publisher
National Academy of Sciences
Publication Year:
2010
Publication Place
Washington, DC
Physical Description:
154 p.
Call Number
[EL]
Relevant Countries
Pacific Region
Collection
Material Type
Language
English
Record ID:
36680
Legacy PEIN ID:
76687
General Notes
Available online
Available online
Subject Heading(s)
Sea turtles - Assessment
Sea turtles - Status and trends
Abstract
Long lifespans and wide-ranging migrations make the seven species of sea turtles difficult to monitor. They are susceptible to many sources of mortality, including direct and incidental takes (basically any potential impact on a turtle or its behavior [50 CFR 17.3]) from coastal and oceanic human activities worldwide. All six of the species that occur in U.S. waters1 (loggerhead [Caretta caretta], green [Chelonia mydas], hawksbill [Eretmochelys imbricata], Kemps ridley [Lepidochelys kempii], olive ridley [Lepidochelys olivacea], and leatherback [Dermochelys coriacea]) are listed as endangered or threatened under the Endangered Species Act, thereby prohibiting their direct harvest, although incidental take is permitted under some circumstances. (The seventh sea-turtle species is the flatback (Natator depressus), which is only found in the waters around Australia, Papua New Guinea, and Indonesia.) Accurate assessments are necessary to evaluate the status and trends of populations and the impacts of incidental takes and to assess the value of implemented protections on specific populations.
Location
SPREP LIBRARY
Publisher
National Academy of Sciences
Publication Year:
2010
Publication Place
Washington, DC
Physical Description:
154 p.
Call Number
[EL]
Relevant Countries
Pacific Region
Collection
Material Type
Language
English
Record ID:
36680
Legacy PEIN ID:
76687
General Notes
Available online
Record Created: 18-Aug-2010
Record Modified: 26-Oct-2023