Leatherback Sea Turtle
(Dermochelys coriacea)
Policy Actions
1970
1973
- Listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act
1978
- US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) proposes critical habitat (PDF 217 kB)
- USFWS designates critical habitat (PDF 283 kB)
1979
2007
- NMFS publishes 5-year Review (PDF 1,557 kB)
- NMFS is petitioned to review the critical habitat designation for the leatherback sea turtle (PDF 1,086 kB)
- NMFS releases 90-day finding indicating that the petition has merit and initiates a review of critical habitat (PDF 67 kB)
2010
2012
- NMFS publishes revised critical habitat designation for the leatherback sea turtle along the US west coast (PDF file)
- NMFS initiates 5-year review for leatherback sea turtle (PDF file)