Federal Agencies Announce Availability of Sea Turtle Five-year Status Reviews
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries
Service (Agencies) jointly announced today the completion and
availability of six five-year status reviews for federally listed sea
turtles: Olive ridley sea turtle; Kemp’s ridley sea turtle; Leatherback
sea turtle; Green sea turtle; Hawksbill sea turtle; and Loggerhead sea
turtle.
Both agencies share jurisdiction for federally listed sea turtles and
jointly conducted the reviews.
After reviewing all of the best scientific and commercially available
information and data, the agencies’ biologists recommended that the
current listing classification for the six sea turtle species remain
unchanged.
The past decade has seen many technological advances, a diversity of
research, and completion of numerous on the ground recovery efforts for
sea turtles through work done by FWS, NMFS, and dedicated sea turtle
conservation partners in the U.S and many other countries. This has
allowed us to better understand the biology of these six sea turtles and
in some areas improve protection and conservation measures where they
are showing improvement. Refer to each five-year review for examples
and more information on accomplishments and work that is ongoing or
still must be undertaken to recover the world’s sea turtles.
The five-year reviews and a list of Frequently Asked Questions are
available online at http://www.fws.gov/northflorida or may be requested
by email to se********@*ws.gov, by fax at 904-232-2404, by mail at U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service, Attn: Sea Turtle Five-year Reviews, 6620
Southpoint Drive South, Suite 310, Jacksonville, FL 32216-0958, or by
telephone at 904/232-2580. Please include your name and street mailing
address in your request. E-mail requests will receive an automated
response confirming receipt of your request.
NOAA Fisheries Service is dedicated to protecting and preserving our
nation’s living marine resources and their habitat through scientific
research, management and enforcement. NOAA Fisheries Service provides
effective stewardship of these resources for the benefit of the nation,
supporting coastal communities that depend upon them, and helping to
provide safe and healthy seafood to consumers and recreational
opportunities for the American public. To learn more about NOAA
Fisheries Service, please visit: http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is the principal federal agency
responsible for conserving, protecting and enhancing fish, wildlife,
plants, and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American
people. Visit the Service’s website at http://www.fws.gov.
Federal Agencies Announce Availability of Sea Turtle Five-year Status Reviews
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries
Service (Agencies) jointly announced today the completion and
availability of six five-year status reviews for federally listed sea
turtles: Olive ridley sea turtle; Kemp’s ridley sea turtle; Leatherback
sea turtle; Green sea turtle; Hawksbill sea turtle; and Loggerhead sea
turtle.
Both agencies share jurisdiction for federally listed sea turtles and
jointly conducted the reviews.
After reviewing all of the best scientific and commercially available
information and data, the agencies’ biologists recommended that the
current listing classification for the six sea turtle species remain
unchanged.
The past decade has seen many technological advances, a diversity of
research, and completion of numerous on the ground recovery efforts for
sea turtles through work done by FWS, NMFS, and dedicated sea turtle
conservation partners in the U.S and many other countries. This has
allowed us to better understand the biology of these six sea turtles and
in some areas improve protection and conservation measures where they
are showing improvement. Refer to each five-year review for examples
and more information on accomplishments and work that is ongoing or
still must be undertaken to recover the world’s sea turtles.
The five-year reviews and a list of Frequently Asked Questions are
available online at http://www.fws.gov/northflorida or may be requested
by email to se********@*ws.gov, by fax at 904-232-2404, by mail at U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service, Attn: Sea Turtle Five-year Reviews, 6620
Southpoint Drive South, Suite 310, Jacksonville, FL 32216-0958, or by
telephone at 904/232-2580. Please include your name and street mailing
address in your request. E-mail requests will receive an automated
response confirming receipt of your request.
NOAA Fisheries Service is dedicated to protecting and preserving our
nation’s living marine resources and their habitat through scientific
research, management and enforcement. NOAA Fisheries Service provides
effective stewardship of these resources for the benefit of the nation,
supporting coastal communities that depend upon them, and helping to
provide safe and healthy seafood to consumers and recreational
opportunities for the American public. To learn more about NOAA
Fisheries Service, please visit: http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is the principal federal agency
responsible for conserving, protecting and enhancing fish, wildlife,
plants, and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American
people. Visit the Service’s website at http://www.fws.gov.
