In 1980 the worldwide leatherback population was estimated at around 115 , 000 1980年，世界范围内棱皮海龟总数约为115000只。
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Leatherback turtle . the new hook has also in many cases led to higher swordfish catches 多个研究个案亦显示，新式鱼钩有助提高剑鱼的渔获量。
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Weighing more than 700 kilograms and reaching more than 1 . 7 meters in length , the leatherback turtle is the world ' s largest marine reptile 棱皮海龟重量超过700公斤，长度超过1 . 7米，可以说是地球上最大的海洋爬行动物。
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One study in 2004 estimated leatherback turtles had only a 50 percent chance of avoiding being accidentally snared by a deep sea fishing line each year 2004年的一项研究估计，每年革龟仅有50 %的机会可以避免被深海钓丝意外诱捕。
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As many as 200 , 000 loggerheads and 50 , 000 leatherbacks are caught annually by commercial long - line tuna , swordfish , and similar fisheries 捕捉金枪鱼剑鱼和其他类似鱼类的商业延绳钩渔船，每年意外捕捞20 , 000头?和50 , 000头太平洋棱皮。
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In the pacific , the leatherback turtle population has dropped from 90 , 000 nesting females in the 80 s to approximately 2 , 000 today , the global conservation organization points out 基金会亦表示，在太平洋水域，太平洋棱皮的数目由1980年代期间的90 , 000只急降至今天的2 , 000只。
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In the pacific ocean alone around 95 percent of leatherbacks have vanished in the past 20 years due to human activity , according to the environmental group conservation international 根据国际环境保护组织的说法，在过去的20年中，由于人类活动的影响，仅仅太平洋中的棱皮海龟数量就下降了约95 % 。
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James spotila , president of the leatherback trust , said , “ it ' s time for people to rally around these ancient creatures and to understand that the actions we take ? as individuals , as governments , as business people ? can have either a negative or positive effect on the ocean 棱皮海龟信托主席詹姆斯?斯波迪拉认为： “现在人们应该关注这些具有悠久历史的远古生物并充分理解我们活动的意义? ? ?无论是个体，还是政府或者商业活动，都有可能对海洋产生消极或是积极的影响。 ”
