In the Pacific, there are two distinct population segments of loggerheads. Loggerheads nest sparsely throughout the Caribbean, on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean (Cape Verde Islands and Brazil), in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, throughout the Indian Ocean in small numbers (with the exception of Oman), and in the North and South Pacific Ocean.
Total estimated nesting in the United States is more than 100,000 nests per year. In the United States, the Northwest Atlantic Ocean DPS of loggerhead turtles nests primarily along the Atlantic coast of Florida, South Carolina, Georgia, and North Carolina and along the Florida and Alabama coasts in the Gulf of Mexico. Oman hosts the second largest nesting assemblage of loggerheads in the world, but recent trends analyses indicate this important nesting population is declining. The most recent reviews show that only two loggerhead nesting beaches have greater than 10,000 females nesting per year: South Florida and Oman. Loggerhead turtles are found worldwide with nine distinct population segments (DPS) listed under the Endangered Species Act. We engage our partners as we develop measures and recovery plans that foster the conservation and recovery of loggerhead turtles and their habitats. We use a variety of innovative techniques to study, protect, and recover these threatened and endangered species. NOAA Fisheries and our partners are dedicated to protecting and recovering sea turtle populations worldwide. The use of turtle excluder devices (TEDs) in shrimp trawls, gillnet bans, and other gear modification have reduced sea turtle bycatch in some fisheries, but bycatch in fishing gear remains the biggest threat facing loggerheads. Loggerhead populations in the United States declined due to bycatch in fishing gear such as trawls, gillnets, and longlines. beaches migrate from neighboring nations like the Bahamas, Cuba, and Mexico. coastal waters, but many adults that nest on U.S. Juvenile and adult loggerheads live in U.S.
Loggerheads are the most abundant species of sea turtle that nests in the United States. The loggerhead turtle is named for its large head, which supports powerful jaw muscles that enable them to feed on hard-shelled prey, such as whelks and conch.
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