Endangered turtles are at risk after Trump administration revokes decades of national monument commercial fishing

Endangered sea turtles are in danger after the Trump administration reverses a decades-old fishing ban on national monuments. This means that sea turtles protected near the ground on land nesting and in the ocean have a higher risk of extinction.

The Trump administration has ended decades of protection for Hawksbill and Kemp’s Ridley Turtles living in the waters of the Pacific Island Heritage Marine National Monument.

according to Factbook: Donald J. Trump releases American commercial fishing in the Pacificthe Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument (PRIMNM) “founded in 2009 by President Bush and then expanded by President Obama, closing 400,000 square miles of the Pacific U.S. exclusive economic zone.” By not allowing commercial fishing in the U.S. region, there are too many “unnecessary restrictions” on commercial fishermen.

The announcement signed by President Trump now allows commercial fishing “to 50 to 200 nautical miles on the border of Primnm.”

The announcement noted that since species are migrant, there is no protection from overfishing. But, according to Alan Freidlander, former chief scientist of National Geographic Primitive Ocean Project, “The vast majority of species are residents.” It means that a large number of animals, including endangered sea turtles, face a real threat of extinction.

When the order is signed, Protectionists won’t back off without fighting. According to David Henkin, an attorney for the Central Pacific Office in Earthjustice, the plan is to “do everything possible to protect the monument.”

U.S. Senator Brian Schatz, Hawaii, released statement Echoing Hengjin’s emotions.

“We should protect the unparalleled ecology and biodiversity of the Pacific for future generations, and this order is exactly the opposite.” – Senator Brian Schatz

Now that the order has been signed, it’s a waiting game to see how this works for endangered turtles, who endured so much responsibility within the boundaries of Primnm.

Some turtle populations rebound but are still in danger

Thanks to the protection and protection work over the past decade or more, Turtle populations begin to show signs of rebound. With that in mind, this is good news Global climate change Still a major threat to sea turtles.

On nesting grounds, stronger protection does help the turtles bounce back. Once popular poaching attractions are popular, local communities have embraced the reasons why saving sea turtles is so important. So those who used to poach are now leading ecotourism trips.

according to NOAAthe lights used by the fishery in the past confused baby turtles. The little turtle does not go toward the ocean as nature wants, but will go in the opposite direction, being picked up by seabirds or dies from elements a few hours after birth.

Now that the light has been replaced, the little turtle is no longer confused, thus allowing more people to complete their journey to the ocean.

Fishing companies have even taken measures to reduce the number of turtles caught in mosquito nets and drowned.

However, the problems faced by sea turtle populations remain problematic due to climate change.

The temperature is getting higher and higher, which will affect the gender of the turtle whose eggs appear from the eggs. Increased temperatures mean female turtles, which means the population may be skewed. If no male turtle would fertilize eggs, there would be no offspring turtles.

Some turtles, such as Mediterranean wood, are fighting climate change by finding cooler areas. This helps balance the number of male and female turtles born. according to NOAAturtles may also start to get on the shore when the eggs are not as warm as that.

However, this means that turtle habitat needs to be protected. Unfortunately, with the definition of “hazard” being redefined in the Endangered Species Act, where once thought sea turtles could lay eggs safely may not be.

Thursday announced that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Agency are looking for Change the meaning of “harm” in the Endangered Species Act.

Currently, the Endangered Species Act defines “hazard” as degrading or destroying habitats where endangered species are located. If “harm” no longer protects the environment and habitat of endangered animals, many people who have worked for decades to save endangered species believe that the Endangered Species Act will lose most of its power.

According to Johanna Hamburger, director and senior attorney for the Land Wildlife Program of the Institute of Animal Welfare Institute, said Habitat is taken from animalsincluding endangered actions, which have long-term consequences.

“The definition of “hazard” recognizes that if they rely on it for food, shelter and feeding young habitats will be erased. Under the proposed rules, destroying trees required for birds to nest and raise chicks, filling wetlands where fish depend on laying eggs, and grass where food needs to be foraging on swallowed meadows will no longer be necessary.” – Johanna Hamburger

Conservation groups want people to realize that increasingly endangered animal populations need not only to kill them. According to Kim Meneo of the Institute for Animal Welfare, habitat loss is the main killer of endangered species.

“Habitat loss due to destruction, division and degradation are the main causes of the decline in wildlife populations.” – Kim Meneo

If the status of endangered species remains the status quo, then over one million risks will be at risk of extinction in the coming years. awi. By changing the meaning of “hazard”, the Protection Team firmly believes that the number will be higher. If this happens, these species will disappear forever, some of which are cornerstones that will change the balance of global ecosystems.