The objective of the meeting was to review published scientific analyses and determine if the incidental encounter of Atlantic leatherback turtles in Canadian fisheries would jeopardise the survival or recovery of the Atlantic component of the species. [...] The products of the meeting are 1) these proceedings, which provide details of the discussions generated in review of the working paper, and 2) a status report providing the conclusions of the review. [...] REVIEW OF SPECIES STATUS Summary The status of the leatherback turtle population in the Atlantic Ocean is difficult to assess because of their widespread distribution and limited accessibility. [...] Using the best available information on the number of nesting-aged leatherback females in the Atlantic basin and the age distribution assumptions of Lewison et al. [...] Because the age of first maturity of leatherback turtles is unknown, it was concluded that the timeframe for observing an increase in population trajectory of the Atlantic leatherback turtle population would be in the order of decades.