Now hardly any nest there. In 1994 only about 500 females showed up to lay their eggs. Turtles have a tough time surviving. They have many predators. The worst one is people.
Japan is the number one place for sea turtle marketing.
They make many sea turtle products. These include turtle shell mounts, stuffed baby turtles and meat. The skin of turtles is used for the leather industry. Another major problem that is killing turtles is the shrimping industry. The TED virtually eliminates the turtle deaths and bycatch.