A sixteenth of the captured turtles are leatherback sea turtles, a species of turtle in which population numbers are declining. Conservation ecologists have estimated that should fishing efforts increase and fishing distribution remain the same, these numbers will increase to 770 turtles per year, threatening risked species of turtle.
A sixteenth of the captured turtles are leatherback sea turtles, a declining population of a turtle species. If fishing activities continue to rise and their distribution remains constant, researchers predict that the turtle population will surge to 770 turtles per year, posing a threat to vulnerable turtle species.