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NOAA – Species in the Spotlight: Pacific Leatherback

June 18, 2015 ODU Admin Comments Off on NOAA – Species in the Spotlight: Pacific Leatherback

Leatherback sea turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) are globally listed under the ESA as endangered. Like other sea turtle species, leatherbacks face significant threats from entanglement and/or hooking in fisheries (bycatch), directed take