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length:up to 5 feet
Threats
Coastal habitat loss
commercial fishing
egg poaching
Weight: 800 pounds average
https://msu.edu/~bondemil/turtle.htm
https://www.nationofchange.org/petitions/stop-illegal-poaching-sea-turtles/
https://prezi.com/f7kwvyrlmfgi/sea-turtle-food-chain/
https://www.worldwildlife.org/species/sea-turtle
http://www.seeturtles.org/illegal-poaching/
https://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/permanent-exhibitions/biodiversity-and-environmental-halls/hall-of-biodiversity/promos/for-educators/endangered-leatherback-sea-turtle/
Leatherbacks have been on the Endangered species list since 1970. But because they are so difficult to count, it's impossible to determine how leather-back populations are affected by loss of nesting sites, plastic ingestion, egg poaching, and commercial fisheries.
habitat: warm and temperate oceans
Current Range
Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Ocean
Population: 100,000 Females worldwide males unknown
Between 1970 and 1989, Japan imported 1.5 million pounds (680 metric tons) of shell, which represents about 700,000 dead turtles. Japan historically has been the largest importer of sea turtle products in the World.
Nearly all species of sea turtle are classified as Endangered. Slaughtered for their eggs, meat, skin and shells, sea turtles suffer from poaching and over-exploitation. They also face habitat destruction and accidental capture in fishing gear. Climate change has an impact on turtle nesting sites.
Why does this happen
Leatherback sea turtles mainly eat jellyfish and gets the energy from the jellyfish. The sea turtle is also endangered, but if there is no jellyfish for the sea turtle, the sea turtle will go extinct.
The leatherback sea turtles mainly eat jellyfish while sharks and birds eat the leatherback sea turtles. If the sea turtles die out the Sharks and Birds will have to find another food source. A long term effect would be that the jellyfish population would increase.
We can stop the illegal harvesting of sea turtles through ecotourism. Also conservation of the leatherback sea turtle would also help.
No It is not necessary in most cases, because it is illegal. Some people need it as food but it is not necessary.