In Florida and the US Caribbean, clutch size is about 140 eggs. Eggs are about 40 mm in diameter and take about 60 days to hatch. Sex determination is likely temperature-dependent as in other sea turtles and many reptiles, but data is limited. Threats Hawksbills face most of the same threats that endanger all marine turtles . Although the full extent of the threat is not known, experts believe that the killing of hawksbills for bekko is a major problem.
Japan is the major consumer of bekko, but there is significant trade within the Caribbean as well.
Likewise, Cuba exempted itself, giving rise to a convenient trade opportunity.