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Welcome to the Sea Turtles web page!! We have researched various ways of saving sea turtles. Throughout this web page you will find bundles of information about Eating Sea Turtles, Oil Spills,Help Saving Sea Turtles, Pollution and Fishing. This page was written and created by Whitney Wood, Hillary Opdyke and Jorden Gaccione -Eating Sea Turtles- People have killed too many sea turtles for their meat. People commonly eat the eggs of the sea turtles. Humans also use the shells of sea turtles for many different uses, such as jewelry and ornaments.Their skin is used to make small leather goods. Sea turtle fat is also used for making oil. media type="youtube" key="3kHEYzuRpKA?fs=1" height="385" width="480"

-Oil Spills- If oil gets into the lungs of a sea turtle, it will prevent them from breathing. The oil can get stuck on the surface of their body and can cause them to get very ill.Their pray, when they eat them, can get sick from consuming the oil. Sea turtles can also suffer from hypothermia. The oil can also blind the turtle making it easier for predators to find them.

-Helping Save the Sea Turtles- There are many groups of people who get together to save sea turtles. The population of sea turtles is rapidly decreasing. This is because of the many ways sea turtles can die. Besides getting killed for their meat and eggs, boating accidents can also cause their death. Many groups get together to raise money and clean up the ocean/beaches. People also make efforts to not litter and be careful when they are boating out at sea.

-Pollution- Sea turtles are harmed by pollution as well. Pollutions cause sea turtles to become severely ill or get a disease. thousands of turtles die because of these diseases. Pollution is caused by chemicals/toxic wastes that enter the ocean. Sea turtles also become tangled in nets or ropes in the ocean.



media type="youtube" key="E2guUpDYRug?fs=1" height="385" width="480" -Fishing- Everyday hundreds of sea turtles are captured in fishing nets. Commercial fishing boats drag nets everyday to catch different types of marine animals.The sea turtles get stuck in the nets and are dragged up. Most of the sea turtles either die from injury or are killed from the fish men for food. The sea turtles also get killed by some of the boats. The drivers of the boats don't see the sea turtles and wind up riding over the sea turtles shell.