Status Reviews for Sea Turtles Listed under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 Report uri icon

abstract

  • Section 4 of the Endangered Species Act requires that National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) review the status of listed species at least once every five years. The Services use these status reviews to determine whether a designation as threatened or endangered accurately reflects the current status of a listed species. If the status of the species has either improved or deteriorated, appropriate action will be taken to ensure that the species is listed accurately. The status reviews for the individual species of sea turtles were compiled by independent experts for NMFS and USFWS from 1990 through May 1992 and were updated by Pamela Plotkin, Editor, in 1995. The status review for the green turtle (Chelonia mydas) is incomplete and will be published separately. These status reviews represent the best biological information available to the expert authors.

author list (cited authors)

  • Plotkin, P. T.

complete list of authors

  • Plotkin, Pamela T

publication date

  • January 1995