Leatherback tur­tles and all sea tur­tle species in Trinidad and To­ba­go are legal­ly recog­nised as En­vi­ron­men­tal­ly Sen­si­tive Species un­der na­tion­al law, as of­fi­cials re­port de­clines in nest­ing ac­tiv­i­ty at sev­er­al beach­es.

Deputy Chair­man of the En­vi­ron­men­tal Man­age­ment Au­thor­i­ty Neeala Mon­groo said the re­turn of leatherback tur­tles each year high­lights the re­spon­si­bil­i­ty placed on Trinidad and To­ba­go to pro­tect the species.

Mon­groo said the En­vi­ron­men­tal Man­age­ment Au­thor­i­ty re­mains com­mit­ted to pro­tect­ing tur­tles and main­tain­ing the nest­ing cy­cle.