Recovery Strategies

Recovery Strategy for Leatherback Turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) in Pacific Canadian Waters

This Recovery Strategy concerns an animal many Canadians may never have heard of, but all will find extraordinary. What little is known about the leatherback turtle offers tantalizing glimpses into a remarkable physiology and life history. The adult leatherback is not only the most migratory of all sea turtles but also the largest and widest ranging reptile, capable of annual journeys of more than 15,000 km. From an evolutionary perspective, the leatherback turtle is unique among extant turtles and the sole surviving representative of the family Dermochelyidae, thought to be at least 100 million years old.

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

File(s)

• HTML version of "Recovery Strategy for Leatherback Turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) in Pacific Canadian Waters (Final Version)"
• "Recovery Strategy for Leatherback Turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) in Pacific Canadian Waters (Final Version)" (2007-02-23) (PDF format, 547.88 KB)

• HTML version of "Recovery Strategy for Leatherback Turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) in Pacific Canadian Waters (Proposed)"
• "Recovery Strategy for Leatherback Turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) in Pacific Canadian Waters (Proposed)" (2006-07-13) (PDF format, 540.18 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  (Pacific population)

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