2025年2月24日 · The green turtle is the world's largest species of hard-shelled sea turtle. They are unique among sea turtles in that they are herbivores, eating mostly seaweed, seagrasses, and algae. Learn more about these marine reptiles.

2015年3月1日 · The green turtle was first listed under the ESA in 1978. In April 2016, we revised the listing by listing eight distinct population segments (DPS) as threatened and three DPS as endangered. This 2015 ESA status review provided the scientific basis to revise the ESA listings.

2023年6月16日 · Historically, green turtle populations all over the world have been depleted due to overharvesting. Some of the biggest threats to the species today include illegal hunting, illegal egg collection, bycatch, habitat loss, and climate change.

2016年5月6日 · 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.

The largest recorded east Pacific green turtle is from San Diego Bay and weighed 540 pounds (245 kg). High concentrations of heavy metals and organic pollutants have been found in their scutes and blood, yet negative effects have not been found.

1998年1月12日 · This recovery plan serves as a road map for green sea turtle recovery in the U.S. Pacific—the plan outlines the path and tasks required to restore and secure self-sustaining wild populations. The green turtle is listed as Threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) throughout its Pacific Range, except for the endangered population ...

2007年8月1日 · Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) 5-Year Review: Summary and Evaluation. August 01, 2007. NOAA Fisheries periodically reviews species to ensure that they are listed under the Endangered Species Act appropriately. Because the ESA requires these reviews at least once every 5 years, they are referred to as 5-year reviews.

Green turtles (Chelonia mydas) are the most commonly stranded sea turtle species along the US west coast. Other species of stranded turtles include loggerheads (Caretta caretta), olive ridleys (Lepidochelys olivacea) and, rarely, leatherbacks (Dermochelys coriacea) and hawksbills (Eretmochelys imbricata). Necropsies

1998年5月22日 · Recovery Plans for East Pacific, Pacific, and Atlantic populations of green sea turtles are available.

2023年8月10日 · 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.