Hawaiian Green Sea Turtle

By Victoriasmith

  • The Endangered Species Act, 1973 (ESA)

    The Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA) is administered by the U.S. Departments of Interior and Commerce. It seeks to stop the extinction of wild animals and plants in the United States on the Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants List by making it illegal to harm, or in any way interfere with, a sea turtle or its eggs.

  • Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)

    CITES is an international treaty, developed in 1973, to regulate trade in certain wildlife species.

  • NOAA Fisheries and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)

    This organization was made to help with the recovery of turtles in the marine environment, and recovery of sea turtles on nesting beaches.

  • Turtle Excluder Device

    A small, metal grid trapdoor inside a trawling net that allows shrimp to pass to the back while the turtles escape to safety before becoming entrapped or entangled. This invention was created by federal law and is required to be installed on the nets of all U.S. fishing trawlers working in areas populated by sea turtles.

  • Shrimp Import Legislation for Sea Turtle Conservation

    Shrimp harvested with commercial fishing technology that may adversely affect sea turtles cannot be imported to the U.S.

  • Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge

    This section of beach is the most important nesting site and beach for the green sea turtle. It helped provide an exclusive and safe place for turtles to come and nest, helping increase their population.

  • UCN/The World Conservation Union

    This organization links together government agencies, non-government agencies, and independent states to encourage a worldwide approach to conservation. This helped spread the word about the conservation of many organisms, including the green sea turtle, further contributing to the increase in population.

  • Indian Ocean - South-East Asian (IOSEA) Marine Turtle Memorandum of Understanding

    A intergovernmental agreement that aims to protect, conserve, and recover sea turtles and their habitats in the Indian Ocean and South-East Asia region.

  • The Inter-American Convention (IAC) for the Protection and Conservation of Sea Turtles

    An intergovernmental treaty that provides the legal framework for countries in the Americas and the Caribbean to take actions for the benefit of sea turtles.

  • SEE Turtles

    This was made by a small group to help encourage travelers to visit turtle conservation projects where their visit will make a difference in efforts to protect endangered marine animals.

  • National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce; United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), Interior.

    Was put into place on behalf of the removal of the range-wide breeding population listings of the green sea turtle.