Eretmochelys imbricata
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DETAILED INFORMATION
Full Name:
Hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)
Listing Status:
Endangered
Where Found:
Wherever found
Critical Habitat:
224.104
Species Group:
Reptiles
Current listing status
| Status | Date Listed | Lead Region | Where Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Endangered | 06/02/1970 | Southeast Region (Region 4) | Wherever found |
- States/US Territories in which the Hawksbill sea turtle, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur: Alabama , American Samoa , Connecticut , Delaware , Florida , Georgia , Guam , Hawaii , Louisiana , Maine , Maryland , Massachusetts , Mississippi , New Hampshire , New Jersey , New York , North Carolina , Northern Mariana Islands , Palau , Puerto Rico , Rhode Island , South Carolina , Texas , Virginia , Virgin Islands
- US Counties in which the Hawksbill sea turtle, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur: View All
- USFWS Refuges in which the Hawksbill sea turtle, Wherever found is known to occur:
Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge, Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge, Baker Island National Wildlife Refuge, Cabo Rojo National Wildlife Refuge
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- Countries in which the the Hawksbill sea turtle, Wherever found is known to occur: American Samoa, Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Bahamas, Bahrain, Barbados, Belize, Brazil, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Cambodia, China, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, French Southern Territories, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guam, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iran, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Madagascar, Malaysia, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Martinique, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mexico, Mozambique, Myanmar (Burma), Nauru, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Northern Mariana Islands, Oman, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Reunion, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, United Arab Emirates, United States, U.S. Pacific Outlying Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen
- Additional species information
Federal Register Documents
| 03/23/1999 | 64 FR 14052 14077 | (NOAA/NMFS) Endangered and Threatened Species; Regulations Consolidation; Final Rule |
| 09/02/1998 | 63 FR 46693 46701 | Designated Critical Habitat; Green and Hawksbill Sea Turtles |
| 06/29/1987 | 52 FR 24244 24262 | NOAA--Sea Turtle Conservation; Shrimp Trawling Requirements; 52 FR 24244- 24262 |
| 06/24/1982 | 47 FR 27295 27298 | ETWP; Determination of Critical Habitat for Hawksbill Sea Turtle in Puerto Rico |
| 10/22/1980 | 45 FR 70198 70201 | ETWP; Proposed Determination of Critical Habitat for Hawksbill Sea Turtle in Puerto Rico |
| 05/24/1978 | 43 FR 22224 22225 | Proposed Determination of Critical Habitat for the Hawksbill Sea Turtle |
| 06/02/1970 | 35 FR 8491 8498 | Part 17 - Conservation of Endangered Species and Other Fish or Wildlife (First List of Endangered Foreign Fish and Wildlife as Appendix A) |
| 04/14/1970 | 35 FR 6069 | Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Endangered Species Conservation); 35 FR 6069 |
Recovery
To learn more about critical habitat please see http://ecos.fws.gov/crithab
| 01/12/1998 | Recovery Plan for U.S. Pacific Populations of the Hawksbill Turtle | View Implementation Progress | Final Revision 1 |
| 12/15/1993 | Recovery Plan for the Hawksbill Turtle in the U.S. Caribbean, Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico | View Implementation Progress | Final Revision 1 |
| 03/23/1999 | 64 FR 14052 14077 | (NOAA/NMFS) Endangered and Threatened Species; Regulations Consolidation; Final Rule |
| 06/29/1987 | 52 FR 24244 24262 | NOAA--Sea Turtle Conservation; Shrimp Trawling Requirements; 52 FR 24244- 24262 |
| 01/12/1998 | Recovery Plan for U.S. Pacific Populations of the Hawksbill Turtle | View Implementation Progress | Final Revision 1 |
| 12/15/1993 | Recovery Plan for the Hawksbill Turtle in the U.S. Caribbean, Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico | View Implementation Progress | Final Revision 1 |
| 05/28/2013 | HAWKSBILL SEA TURTLE (ERETMOCHELYS IMBRICATA) 5-YEAR REVIEW: SUMMARY AND EVALUATION |
| 08/23/2007 | Hawksbill sea turtle 5-yr review |
