We should save the sea turtles because they have a positive influence on our oceans health. Sea turtles play an important role in ocean ecosystems. On the site SeeTurtle.org it states,"Nesting sea turtles help beaches by depositing their eggs in the sand.'' This site also states "Sea turtles provide habitat for an array of "aquatic hitchhiker's like barnacles and other small crustaceans, remoras, algae, and diatoms". In this Link the turtle that sparked up the movement of the plastic straws is shown, viewer discretion is advised for there are graphic pictures on this site. This displays how severe this situation is now becoming.
As shown in this picture to the left, sea turtles are now being caught in fisherman nets and are unable to get out to breathe. Sea turtles are very important to our ecosystem as can be seen on the web below. There are various consequences to turtles being extinct. There would be many sea creatures that would have to suffer because of this such as, sea horses, shellfish, urchins, the list goes on and on.