Olive Ridley Sea Turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) Policy Actions Summary Policy Actions Pertinent Documents Critical Habitat 1975 National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) proposes listing the Olive Ridley sea turtle as threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) (PDF 577 kB) 1976 NMFS proposes regulations treating three sea turtle species, including the Olive Ridley sea turtle, as threatened under the “Similarity of Appearance” clause of the ESA (PDF 828 kB) 1978 US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and NMFS list the Olive Ridley sea turtle as threatened under the ESA with the exception of the Mexican Pacific coast breeding population which they list as endangered (PDF 1,365 kB) 1996 NMFS publishes status review for sea turtles listed under the ESA (PDF 306 kB) 2007 NMFS completes 5-year review for Olive Ridley sea turtle (PDF 1,026 kB) 2012 NMFS initiates a five-year review for olive ridley sea turtle Facebook Twitter Google+ Reddit
