Presentation about Sea Turtle Endangerment: causes, effects, and possible solutions.

1. Jasmine Bienvenue Sea Turtle Endangerment:Cause and Effect

3. Kemps Ridley

4. Green

5. Hawksbill

6. Leatherback

7. Olive Ridley

11. 6% of Sea Turtle deaths in the US is from oil ingestion.Turtles can eat anything that looks like food such as: plastic bag, balloons, bottles, rope, and fishing line.

12. Fibropappilloma Virus CutaneousFibropapillomatosis

14. Skin and Shell is used for boots, shoes, and handbags

16. Nesting Incentive Watamu Turtle Watch Madagascar paid collectors Incentive Programs all around the globe Tanzania, Nicaragua, & Solomon Islands Solutions

17. Minimizing Light Pollution Turn off lamps Tint windows Install motion detection lights Solutions

18. The Fishing Industry Policymakers can use their jurisdiction Put laws in place for marine conservation Monitoring Solutions

19. By-Catch prevention Change when and how lines are set Smaller hooks Turtle Excluder Devices Solutions

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