NOAA proposes to designate critical habitat for loggerhead sea turtles in NW Atlantic and Gulf (National Marine Fisheries Service)

(Source: National Marine Fisheries Service) NOAA proposes to designate critical habitat for loggerhead sea turtles in NW Atlantic and Gulf Contact: Fionna  Matheson (301) 427-8003 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 17, 2013 In accordance with the statutory requirements of the Endangered Species Act, NOAA Fisheries today released for public comment a draft proposal to designate critical habitat for threatened loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) in the northwestern Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico.  Critical habitat designations identify the habitat that is essential to endangered and threatened species. Once finalized, critical habitat designation would not necessarily result in...