Recovery Strategies

Recovery Strategy for Leatherback Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) in Atlantic Canada

The Leatherback turtle is a marine reptile and is under the jurisdiction of the federal government. The Species at Risk Act (SARA, Section 37) requires the competent minister to prepare recovery strategies for listed extirpated, endangered or threatened species. The Leatherback turtle was listed as endangered under SARA in June 2003. Fisheries and Oceans Canada – Maritimes Region, led the development of this recovery strategy. The proposed strategy meets SARA requirements in terms of content and process (Sections 39-41).

Consultation period: 2006-07-14 to 2006-09-12

File(s)

• HTML version of "Recovery Strategy for Leatherback Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) in Atlantic Canada (Final Version)"
• "Recovery Strategy for Leatherback Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) in Atlantic Canada (Final Version)" (2007-02-23) (PDF format, 472.57 KB)

• HTML version of "Recovery Strategy for Leatherback Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) in Atlantic Canada (Proposed)"
• "Recovery Strategy for Leatherback Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) in Atlantic Canada (Proposed)" (2006-07-13) (PDF format, 1,377.80 KB)

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Contact Person(s)

Director
SARA Directorate
Department of Fisheries and Oceans
200 Kent St.
Ottawa, ON
K1A 0E6
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Related Species

• Leatherback Sea Turtle
• Leatherback Sea Turtle  (Atlantic population)

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