Lepidochelys olivacea
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FWS Digital Media Library — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s National Digital Library is a searchable collection of selected images, historical artifacts, audio clips, publications, and video. The olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea), also known commonly as the Pacific ridley sea turtle, is a species of turtle in the family Cheloniidae. The species is the second-smallest and most abundant of all sea turtles found in the world. L. olivacea is found in warm and tropical waters, primarily in the Pacific and Indian Oceans, but also in the warm waters of the Atlantic Ocean. This turtle and the related Kemp’s ridley turtle are best known for their unique mass nesting sites called arribadas, where thousands of females come together on the same beach to lay eggs.
| Status | Date Listed | Lead Region | Where Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Endangered | 07/28/1978 | Foreign (Headquarters) | Breeding colony populations on Pacific coast of Mexico |
| Threatened | 07/28/1978 | Southeast Region (Region 4) | Entire species, except when listed as endangered under 50 CFR 224.101 |
- Population location: Breeding colony populations on Pacific coast of Mexico
Listing status:
Endangered
- Countries in which the this population is known to occur: Mexico
- Additional species information
- Population location: Entire species, except when listed as endangered under 50 CFR 224.101
Listing status:
Threatened
- States/US Territories in which this population is known to or is believed to occur: California , Hawaii , Oregon
- US Counties in which this population is known to or is believed to occur: View All
- USFWS Refuges in which this population is known to occur: Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument
- Countries in which the this population is known to occur: Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Bangladesh, Benin, Brazil, Brunei, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Chile, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Federated States of Micronesia, French Guiana, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Malaysia, Maldives, Martinique, Mauritania, Mexico, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar (Burma), Namibia, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, United States, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen
| 01/12/1998 | Recovery Plan for U.S. Pacific Populations of the Olive Ridley Turtle | View Implementation Progress | Final Revision 1 |
| 01/12/1998 | Recovery Plan for U.S. Pacific Populations of the Olive Ridley Turtle | 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 |
| 05/01/1980 | 45 FR 29054 29055 | Threatened Fish and Wildlife; Green, Loggerhead, and Olive Ridley Sea Turtles |
| 07/28/1978 | 43 FR 32800 32811 | Listing and Protecting Loggerhead Sea Turtles as "Threatened Species" and Populations of Green and Olive Ridley Sea Turtles as Threatened Species or "Endangered Species" |
| 01/12/1998 | Recovery Plan for U.S. Pacific Populations of the Olive Ridley Turtle | View Implementation Progress | Final Revision 1 |
| 01/12/1998 | Recovery Plan for U.S. Pacific Populations of the Olive Ridley Turtle | View Implementation Progress | Final Revision 1 |
| 08/21/2007 | Olive ridley 5-yr review |
| 08/21/2007 | Olive ridley 5-yr review |
