What Are Some Threats to the Green Sea Turtle?
The coastal areas where green sea turtles live are also popular fishing areas. Turtles are sometimes caught in gillnets, trawls, traps, longlines, and other fishing gear. In addition, green turtle eggs are a valuable delicacy. Over time, the effects of removing eggs and turtles from their nesting beaches, to use as a human food, have impacted the existing sea turtle population. Today, the endangered Green Sea Turtle is protected by law. In order to help protect this species, fishermen and scientists are working to improve fishing gear so they will not ensnare the animals and reduce human interference with their eggs and nesting sites.
