The Taiwan area faces significant pressure from development. Excessive digging of beach sand, dumping of garbage on the seashore, universally inadequate recreational facilities and the busy flow of traffic along coastal roads have all made marine turtles reluctant to return ashore.
此外，在開發壓力大的台灣，由於沙灘過度採沙、垃圾四布，不當的遊憩設施充斥，海邊公路上忙碌的車流，都造成海龜不願再上岸。