ESA-Listed Marine Turtles
Under the jurisdiction of NOAA Fisheries Service that may occur off Washington & Oregon:
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Leatherback Sea Turtle (E), Dermochelys coriacea
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Loggerhead Sea Turtle (T), Caretta caretta
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Green Sea Turtle (E), Chelonia mydas
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Olive Ridley Sea Turtle (E), Lepidochelys olivacea
Sightings and strandings of these animals are very rare, and there are no
breeding beaches in the Northwest Region.
(E) = Endangered
(T) = Threatened
Jan. 5, 2010: NOAA's Fisheries Service proposed to revise and expand critical habitat for the leatherback turtle under the Endangered Species Act. Additional information about this proposal can be found in the links below and at the website of the NOAA Fisheries' Office of Protected Resources.
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