The Consrtvation Status is always according to the newes assessment by the IUCN (IUCN Redlist)
Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas)
Conservation Category:
Endangered, trend decreasing
Threats:
Harvesting of eggs
By-catch in fisheries
Habitat degradation
Diseases
Boat traffic
Did you know?
They are the longest living creatures on earth (can be up to 250 years old)
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Figure: Green Turtle near Coral Reef
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lieux_pontes_tortue_verte.png
Figure: Distribution of Green Turtle: Red dots: Frequent sightings, Yellow dots: single sightings
Bycatch:
It is a term used for the unintentional catching of fish and other marine species, while catching the targeted fish species. Bycatch contributes to fishery decline and is also a very important threat to turtles, sea birds, sharks and whales, that get entangeld in the nets or lines and asphyxiate.
Source: http://www.destination-scuba.com/Sea-turtles.html
Figure: A fishing net with entangled Green Turtles
Copyright December 2014; Olivia Lucie Meier, Sharkworld.