RECOVERY GOALS 



The goal of the recovery- plan is to delist the U.S. population of leatherback turtles. Delisting 

 would be considered when the following conditions are met: 



1 . The adult female population increases over the next 25 years, as evidenced by a 

 statistically significant increase in the number of nests at Culebra. Puerto Rico; St. Croix, 

 USVI; and along the east coast of Florida: 



2. Nesting habitat encompassing at least 75% of nesting activity in the U.S. Virgin Islands, 

 Puerto Rico and Florida is in public ownership; and 



3. All priority 1 tasks have been successfully implemented. 



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