Sep 4, 2025 · Population Status The hawksbill sea turtle is listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act. Hawksbill turtles often nest in small numbers, and usually on remote …

Jul 20, 2020 · The endangered hawksbill sea turtle, or “Honuʻea” in Hawaiian, lives and feeds in the nearshore waters around the Hawaiian Archipelago. They particularly like areas of healthy …

Mar 22, 2022 · Hawksbill turtles can take decades to reach adulthood, so threats to adult hawksbills merit special recognition. Only adults can reproduce to maintain and grow the …

Unlike green turtles and leatherbacks that undertake long-distance reproductive migrations spanning thousands of kilometers, hawksbill turtles in the eastern Pacific have much shorter …

Oct 24, 2018 · Hawksbill turtles are the rarest and most endangered sea turtle species in the Pacific Ocean. In Hawaiʻi, we have a very small population that continues to struggle for survival.

Sea turtles are harvested for food and their shells are used for jewelry and hair combs. However, available information regarding life stage durations, growth patterns, and maturation gives …

Jun 24, 2013 · Two comments were received relevant to the hawksbill sea turtle. The commenters provided information on the continued threat of fisheries bycatch and adverse impacts of …

Jan 8, 2026 · Scientists are focusing their research on the Hawaiian hawksbill sea turtle in an effort to bring back the endangered population and are making some new discoveries.

May 22, 1998 · NOAA Fisheries announces the availability of recovery plans for U.S. Pacific and U.S. Caribbean, Atlantic, and Gulf of Mexico populations of hawksbill sea turtles.

Jun 14, 2018 · See what scientists are discovering about the Hawaiian hawksbill sea turtle in their efforts to bring back the endangered population.