{"id":2205965,"date":"2026-10-19T05:02:38","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T02:02:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2205965"},"modified":"2026-10-19T05:02:38","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T02:02:38","slug":"leatherback-turtles-are-declining-rapidly-could-a-network-of-ocean-sanctuaries-save-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2205965","title":{"rendered":"Leatherback turtles are declining rapidly. Could a network of \u2018ocean sanctuaries\u2019 save them?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/95\/49\/73\/1200x675_cmsv2_c5aad7b5-872f-5750-a1ec-63d2874f184e-9954973.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"abe-2933978-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 the-media-object--has-video\" data-nid=\"2933978\" data-cid=\"9953828\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2933978-label-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/95\/38\/28\/189x106_cmsv2_0362443a-a3a7-502e-9545-85ce3d1c1551-9953828.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Delegates attend the second Central Asia Oil and Gas Forum in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, on 15\u201316 October 2026.\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Business<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Central Asia\u2019s $5bn \u2018Gas Ring\u2019 plan aims to boost energy security\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2934130-pos2-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1\" data-nid=\"2934130\" data-cid=\"9954412\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2934130-label-pos2-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/95\/44\/12\/189x106_cmsv2_1ee643ab-aa84-513b-8853-28efab9d8f67-9954412.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Pelicans on the Danube Delta in Romania \" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Travel News<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Why 2027 is set to be the year for birdwatching holidays\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2934691-pos3-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1\" data-nid=\"2934691\" data-cid=\"9957298\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2934691-label-pos3-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/95\/72\/98\/189x106_cmsv2_bfc640ae-7c83-5da8-b291-a4b710ecbc4a-9957298.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Protesters gather during a demonstration against rising living costs, joining students&apos; grievances, in Paris, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026. 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(Chinatopix via AP)\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Business<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    China\u2019s economy grows 4.5% in third quarter on export surge\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"helper-site-row o-article-newsy\">\n<div class=\"helper-site-container o-article-newsy__container\">\n<div class=\"o-article-newsy__main\">\n<header class=\"h-grid o-article-newsy__main__header\">\n<nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\" class=\"c-article-breadcrumbs\">\n<div id=\"adb-article-breadcrumb\" class=\"c-article-breadcrumbs__list\">\n<p>                          Earth<\/p>\n<p>                          Nature<\/p><\/div>\n<\/nav>\n<h1 class=\"c-article-redesign-title\">\n                            Leatherback turtles are declining rapidly. Could a network of \u2018ocean sanctuaries\u2019 save them?<\/h1>\n<div class=\"c-article-image-video u-position-relative \">\n<div class=\"js-superdiv u-aspect-ratio-16x9 u-position-relative \" data-controller=\"video-player\" data-sponsored=\"Partner content\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"js-poster-img c-article-media__img\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/95\/49\/73\/1536x864_cmsv2_c5aad7b5-872f-5750-a1ec-63d2874f184e-9954973.jpg\" width=\"1536\" height=\"864\" loading=\"eager\" alt=\"n this May 2, 2013 photo, a leatherback turtle heads back into the ocean after burying her clutch of eggs in the sand at daybreak on a narrow strip of beach in Grande Riviere.\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-caption u-position-absolute\"><i id=\"article-caption-content\" class=\"c-article-caption__content\"><span class=\"c-article-caption__text\"><br \/>\n              n this May 2, 2013 photo, a leatherback turtle heads back into the ocean after burying her clutch of eggs in the sand at daybreak on a narrow strip of beach in Grande Riviere.<br \/>\n                    <span class=\"u-color-white\">&#8211;\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__copyright\">Copyright\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__credit\">Copyright 2013 AP. All rights reserved.<\/span><\/span><\/i><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-image-copyright c-article-image-copyright--novideo\">\n      Copyright\u00a0Copyright 2013 AP. 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height=\"24\" alt=\"threads\" loading=\"lazy\"><span>Threads<\/span><\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/vector\/social-icons\/article-redesign-threads.svg\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" alt=\"threads\" class=\"u-show-for-desktop\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"u-display-flex u-gap-1 u-show-for-mobile-only\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/vector\/social-icons\/article-redesign-whatsapp.svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" alt=\"whatsapp\" loading=\"lazy\"><span>Whatsapp<\/span><\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/vector\/social-icons\/article-redesign-whatsapp.svg\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" alt=\"whatsapp\" class=\"u-show-for-desktop\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"c-article-summary\">\n        Experts warn that it could take 265 years to reach a crucial target to protect 30 per cent of the ocean under the current rate of progress.<br \/>\n    <\/h2>\n<div class=\"c-article-content c-article-content--earth js-article-content\">\n<p>Industrial fishing has created \u2018danger zones\u2019 for leatherback turtles, whose population has been rapidly declining in many parts of the world. <\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-mobile-only\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-desktop\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Leatherback turtles are one of the most threatened marine vertebrates on the planet and have been classified as vulnerable on the IUCN red list since 2013. <\/p>\n<p>There are currently no fully or highly protected areas in the Atlantic high seas \u2013 a vital region for the species migratory pattern \u2013 leaving nowhere free from the persistent threat of commercial fishing gear.<\/p>\n<p>However, a new report says that establishing a connected network of \u2018ocean sanctuaries\u2019 in the Atlantic high seas could help to solve the problem.<\/p>\n<h2>\u2018Snail\u2019s pace progress\u2019 on protecting our oceans<\/h2>\n<p>The \u2018Well Connected\u2019 report, released by NGO Greenpeace International, found that ocean sanctuaries could shield more than 35 per cent of danger zones leatherback turtles face from industrial fishing and reduce the species\u2019 risk of mortality.<\/p>\n<p>The report launches as a key UN biodiversity conference (CBD COP17) begins in Armenia today (Monday 19 October), where the first official assessment will be made of the progress towards globally agreed targets set in 2022. <\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id data-event=\"widget_related\">\n<div class=\"c-widget-related__title\"><b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b><\/div>\n<ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\" id=\"abe-article-related-1\">\n<li class=\"c-widget-related__item\">From \u2018endangered\u2019 to \u2018least concern\u2019: How green turtles have escaped extinction<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-widget-related__item\">From tigers to turtles: The conservation success stories that prove there\u2019s still hope for wildlife<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>This includes a pledge to protect 30 per cent of the world\u2019s ocean by 2030, which scientists say is the minimum required to give the ocean a chance at recovery.<\/p>\n<p>But Greenpeace argues that governments must \u201curgently close the glaring gap between commitments and action\u201d in what it describes as a \u201csnail\u2019s pace of progress\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>It comes after the report found that it will take 265 years to protect 30 per cent of the ocean at the current rate.<\/p>\n<h2>How ocean sanctuaries could help vulnerable leatherback turtles<\/h2>\n<p>Greenpeace has identified 17 sites that should be fully protected ocean sanctuaries under the Global Ocean Treaty, which would both significantly increase the overall area under protection and cover locations where migrating species face the greatest threats. <\/p>\n<p>These areas include existing marine protected areas (MPAs) \u2013 which must be upgraded to be fully protected \u2013 some sites already being explored by governments and a number of new sites to form a network of protected sanctuaries covering over 31 per cent of the Atlantic high seas. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHaving a network of connected fully protected ocean sanctuaries would make sure that incredible migratory species like whales and turtles are protected along their journeys, free from the threat of being killed by industrial fishing or being struck by cargo ships,\u201d says Lukas Meus, an ocean campaigner at Greenpeace International. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is the only way to allow them to travel, eat and breed safely. Delegates meeting in Armenia need to agree on big bold solutions to put them back on track.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>                                  Go to accessibility shortcuts<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-article-share-comment u-align-items-center u-display-flex\"><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__links u-align-items-center u-display-flex u-justify-content-center js-c-article-share-comment-share\"><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__label\">Share<\/span><\/span><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__label\">Comments<\/span><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__label c-article-share-comment__label--always\">Add Euronews on Google<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"adb-article-you-might-also-like\" class=\"perf-cv-auto c-article-you-might-also-like\">\n<h2 class=\"c-article-you-might-also-like__title\">\n        Read more<br \/>\n      <\/h2>\n<div class=\"c-article-you-might-also-like__container\">\n<article id=\"abe-2933333-pos0-c-article-you-might-also-like__item\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1\" data-nid=\"2933333\" data-cid=\"9950632\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2933333-label-pos0-c-article-you-might-also-like__item\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/95\/06\/32\/480x270_cmsv2_ca207ca9-cf0f-5e37-9deb-2657e0097247-9950632.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Even as fuel prices have caused emissions to drop, France remains off target for its 2030 goals\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Earth News<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Fuel prices are cutting emissions in France. 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