Sea Turtle Recovery Action Plan for the United States Virgin Islands [SECOND DRAFT]
Eckert KL and Wider Caribbean Sea Turtle Recovery Team (WIDECAST). 1989. Sea Turtle Recovery Action Plan for the United States Virgin Islands [SECOND DRAFT]. U.S. Virgin Islands
Sea turtles face many threats, like fishing, selling of shells, and human and naturally caused damage to nesting sites. The result of all these treats was a severe decrease in the turtle population, which prompted some turtle protection laws. this report accounts the status/distribution of sea turtles, stresses on turtle, and solutions to the stresses.
- Type
- Unpublished Report
- Authors
- Eckert, Karen; Wider Caribbean Sea Turtle Recovery Team (WIDECAST)
- Date of Issue
- 1989-05
- Units
- VIIS
- Keywords
- Caretta caretta (Loggerhead Sea Turtle), Chelonia mydas (green sea turtle), Dermochelys coriacea (Leatherback Sea Turtle), Disease, Education, Enforcement, Eretmochelys imbricata (Hawksbill Sea Turtle), Habitat, Management, Nesting, over-utilization, Predation, Protection