The increasing demand to build marinas and docks near Baja California and southern California are also negatively affecting the olive ridleys in these areas, where more oil and gasoline will be released into these sensitive habitats.
A crecente demanda de construír portos deportivos e peiraos preto de Baixa California e do sur de California tamén afecta negativamente ás tartarugas mariñas oliváceas destas áreas, onde se produce un incremento de verteduras de aceite e combustible neses sensibles hábitats.