The protections being considered by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration off Southern California include the green sea turtles’ migration route along the coast.
Endangered green sea turtles that in recent yearscould get more protection of their habitat, migration routes and forage areas.
NOAA biologist Jeff Seminoff, leader of the Marine Turtle Ecology and Assessment Program, examines the belly of an Eastern Pacific Green Sea Turtle in Seal Beach National Wildlife Refuge Seal Beach, CA, on Thursday, May 16, 2019. NOAA set up a net to catch and examines the sea turtles. Photographed under the authority of NMFS ESA Permit number 18238. The monitoring programs continues at the base.
Some of the more significant habitats to be protected include eel grass and other plants critical to the turtles’ survival that are found at San Diego Bay and Mission Bay in San Diego County, Seal Beach, Anaheim Bay, the San Gabriel River, Long Beach and between Palos Verdes up to Santa Monica. In addition to the protections in waters off Southern California, NOAA is also proposing the extension of critical habitats to include shorelines in Florida, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Hawaii, Guam and Texas. In all, NOAA officials said the areas proposed for protection include about 8,850 acres of beaches and nearly 428,000 square miles of coastal waters.
“The government-to-government consultation provides an extra layer of protection,” Tina Fahy, sea turtle recovery coordinator with NOAA for the West Coast, said. “We know these residents are here now year-round.” The Fish and Wildlife Service and NOAA Fisheries are holding public hearings and informational meetings on the proposed habitat designations and are accepting comments on the critical habitat proposals through Oct. 17. Find out more at www.fws.gov.
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