The effects of offshore lights are not known. They may attract hatchlings and interfere with proper offshore orientation, increasing the risk from predators. Illegal harvesting of loggerhead turtles is uncommon in the U.S. and Caribbean. No estimates of take exist. Commercial Fishing Impacts 5,000-50,000 loggerheads are estimated to be killed each year by commercial fishing.
Most turtles killed are juveniles and sub-adults.
Inshore catch and mortality for shrimp trawlers is not known, but is thought to be significant. Bluefish, croaker and flounder trawl fishing are also a serious threat. Loggerhead turtles are taken by gillnet fisheries in the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico, but the number is currently not known. Several thousand vessels are involved in hook and line fishing for various coastal species. The capturing of turtles is not uncommon, but the number is currently not known.