Sea Turtles
Sea Turtles
And why you should give a $#!+
Unless people want to resort to cannibalism, we have to care about the other species that inhabit this planet. All the oceans throughout the entire world are currently at risk due to overfishing. Several critical species have already collapsed. The fisheries in Alaska that were effected by the Exxon Valdez spill have NEVER recovered in the 20+ years since the spill.
What if you don't eat any type of seafood or fish or seaweed? Well, then you need to worry about your water supply. I live in Lancaster, PA. Lancaster County has recently been designated an "urban" county even though most of our economy is based on agricultural production. There are at least 2 Superfund sites in Lancaster County that are likely poisoning our drinking water.
What if all you drink is Diet Coke; and you never touch water? Besides smelling something fierce and creating your own air pollution, then you ought to be concerned about air pollution as well. There are toxic fumes coming off the Gulf that are making people sick. The air is not just going to hover over Mississippi. Lancaster County has some of the worst air quality in the world.
If other species are in decline or extinct, that does not bode well for humans. That is why we should care about what is happening in the Gulf, and what is specifically happening to endangered species.
Five of the world's seven sea turtle species are found in the Gulf of Mexico:
Leatherback, http://www.fws.gov/northflorida/SeaTurtles/2007-Reviews/2007-loggerhead-turtle-5-year-review-final.pdf
In Atlantic Costa Rica, at Tortuguero the number of nests laid annually between 1995 and 2006 was estimated to range from 199 to 1,623; modeling of these data indicate that the nesting population has decreased by 67.8% over this time period.
Hawksbill, http://www.fws.gov/northflorida/SeaTurtles/2007-Reviews/2007-hawksbill-turtle-5-year-review-final.pdf
Mexico number of nesting females per season 534 - 891
Green, http://www.fws.gov/northflorida/SeaTurtles/2007-Reviews/2007-green-turtle-5-year-review-final.pdf
Green turtle nesting population of Florida appears to be increasing.
West Coast of Florida total annual mean of nests is 83.5
Loggerhead http://www.fws.gov/northflorida/SeaTurtles/2007-Reviews/2007-loggerhead-turtle-5-year-review-final.pdf
In Florida, the South Florida Nesting Population showed a decrease in nests of 22.3% of the 17-year period from 1989 - 2005
The Florida Panhandle Nesting Population showed a significant declining trend of 6.8% annually from 1995 - 2005.
Kemp's ridley. http://www.fws.gov/northflorida/SeaTurtles/2007-Reviews/2007-Kemps-ridley-turtle-5-year-review-final.pdf
The total number of nesting females in the Gulf of Mexico is 234.
Total for all species in the Gulf of Mexico
nesting females - 734
nests - 433
And why you should give a $#!+
Unless people want to resort to cannibalism, we have to care about the other species that inhabit this planet. All the oceans throughout the entire world are currently at risk due to overfishing. Several critical species have already collapsed. The fisheries in Alaska that were effected by the Exxon Valdez spill have NEVER recovered in the 20+ years since the spill.
What if you don't eat any type of seafood or fish or seaweed? Well, then you need to worry about your water supply. I live in Lancaster, PA. Lancaster County has recently been designated an "urban" county even though most of our economy is based on agricultural production. There are at least 2 Superfund sites in Lancaster County that are likely poisoning our drinking water.
What if all you drink is Diet Coke; and you never touch water? Besides smelling something fierce and creating your own air pollution, then you ought to be concerned about air pollution as well. There are toxic fumes coming off the Gulf that are making people sick. The air is not just going to hover over Mississippi. Lancaster County has some of the worst air quality in the world.
If other species are in decline or extinct, that does not bode well for humans. That is why we should care about what is happening in the Gulf, and what is specifically happening to endangered species.
Five of the world's seven sea turtle species are found in the Gulf of Mexico:
Leatherback, http://www.fws.gov/northflorida/SeaTurtles/2007-Reviews/2007-loggerhead-turtle-5-year-review-final.pdf
In Atlantic Costa Rica, at Tortuguero the number of nests laid annually between 1995 and 2006 was estimated to range from 199 to 1,623; modeling of these data indicate that the nesting population has decreased by 67.8% over this time period.
Hawksbill, http://www.fws.gov/northflorida/SeaTurtles/2007-Reviews/2007-hawksbill-turtle-5-year-review-final.pdf
Mexico number of nesting females per season 534 - 891
Green, http://www.fws.gov/northflorida/SeaTurtles/2007-Reviews/2007-green-turtle-5-year-review-final.pdf
Green turtle nesting population of Florida appears to be increasing.
West Coast of Florida total annual mean of nests is 83.5
Loggerhead http://www.fws.gov/northflorida/SeaTurtles/2007-Reviews/2007-loggerhead-turtle-5-year-review-final.pdf
In Florida, the South Florida Nesting Population showed a decrease in nests of 22.3% of the 17-year period from 1989 - 2005
The Florida Panhandle Nesting Population showed a significant declining trend of 6.8% annually from 1995 - 2005.
Kemp's ridley. http://www.fws.gov/northflorida/SeaTurtles/2007-Reviews/2007-Kemps-ridley-turtle-5-year-review-final.pdf
The total number of nesting females in the Gulf of Mexico is 234.
Total for all species in the Gulf of Mexico
nesting females - 734
nests - 433
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