Editing Sea turtle (section)

==== Poaching ====
[[File:Turtle egg kota bharu.jpg|thumb|Sea turtle eggs sold in a market of Malaysia]]
Another major threat to sea turtles is the black-market trade in eggs and meat. This is a problem throughout the world, but especially a concern in China, the Philippines, India, Indonesia and the coastal nations of Latin America. Estimates reach as high as 35,000 sea turtles killed a year in Mexico and the same number in Nicaragua. Conservationists in Mexico and the United States have launched "Don't Eat Sea Turtle" campaigns in order to reduce this trade in sea turtle products. These campaigns have involved figures such as [[Dorismar]], [[Los Tigres del Norte]] and [[Maná]]. Sea turtles are often consumed during the Catholic season of Lent, even though they are reptiles, not fish. Consequently, conservation organizations have written letters to the Pope asking that he declare sea turtles meat.<ref>{{Cite news|title = Pope Asked to Call Sea Turtles 'Meat'|url = https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-mar-14-me-turtle14-story.html|newspaper = Los Angeles Times|date = 2002-03-14|access-date = 2015-12-22|issn = 0458-3035|language = en-US|first = Kenneth r.|last = WEISS}}</ref>