Population Assessments

Population assessments provide the foundation for evaluating status of and threats to marine mammals and sea turtles managed by NOAA Fisheries under the U.S. Endangered Species Act and Marine Mammal Protection Act. Ideally, these assessments include synthesis and analysis of scientific information on a species or stock’s population structure, life history characteristics and vital rates, abundance (both nesting and in-water, in the case of sea turtles), and threats, particularly those caused by human activities.