[HTML][HTML] Sea turtle conservation along the Atlantic coast of Africa

A Formia, M Tiwari, J Fretey, A Billes - Marine Turtle Newsletter, 2003 - seaturtle.org
… , in the past few years sea turtle work along the Atlantic coast of Africa has gained
momentum, and here we report on recent advances in research and conservation in the region. …

[PDF][PDF] An overview of fisheries and sea turtle bycatch along the Atlantic coast of Africa

KA Riskas, M Tiwari - Munibe, 2013 - swfsc-publications.fisheries.noaa …
… in the world’s fisheries poses an urgent challenge to conservation and management
efforts, and Atlantic Africa is no exception. The region supports important nesting and foraging …

Marine turtles of the African east coast: current knowledge and priorities for conservation and research

CH van De Geer, J Bourjea, AC Broderick… - Endangered Species …, 2022 - int-res.com
… These searches were augmented with an exhaustive review of the contents of the Indian
Ocean Turtle Newsletter and African Sea Turtle Newsletter, since these publications are not …

Using satellite tracking to optimize protection of long-lived marine species: olive ridley sea turtle conservation in Central Africa

…, E Pemo-Makaya, RJ Parnell, A Formia… - PloS one, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Sea turtle nest monitoring in Gabon was coordinated through the Gabon Sea Turtle Partnership,
with funding from the Marine Turtle Conservation Fund (United States Fish and Wildlife …

Nesting and at-sea distribution of marine turtles in Angola, West Africa, 2000–2006: occurrence, threats and conservation implications

CR Weir, T Ron, M Morais, ADC Duarte - Oryx, 2007 - cambridge.org
… Abstract The status of marine turtles in Angola, West Africa, is poorly known, and therefore
during 2000–2006 a combination of both dedicated and opportunistic beach and at-sea turtle

Driftnet fishery threats sea turtles in the Atlantic Ocean

FN Fiedler, G Sales, BB Giffoni… - … and Conservation, 2012 - Springer
… decline in Pacific Ocean populations of the leatherback sea turtle Dermochelys coriacea. The
… in West Africa and migrates across the Atlantic Ocean to feed off the South American coast. …

Phenotypically linked dichotomy in sea turtle foraging requires multiple conservation approaches

LA Hawkes, AC Broderick, MS Coyne, MH Godfrey… - Current Biology, 2006 - cell.com
… tracked from Cape Verde has significant implications for conservation of the population at …
and conservation efforts. Second, the major threat to sea turtles in West Africa comes from …

Conservation‐relevant reproductive parameters from long‐term tagging of two globally important sea turtle nesting aggregations in Central Africa

…, JP Bayet, A Billes, A Bitsindou… - … Conservation …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
… is needed to inform their conservation. The Atlantic coast of central Africa, in particular the
… hosts the world's largest nesting aggregation of leatherback sea turtles (D. coriacea) (Witt et …

A review of migratory behaviour of sea turtles off southeastern Africa

P Luschi, JRE Lutjeharms, P Lambardi… - South African Journal …, 2006 - journals.co.za
seas around South Africa are home to a variety of marine animals which spend the greatest
part of their life in the open sea… as squids, lobsters, fishes, sea turtles and whales.Because of …

Surveys of the Angolan coast uncover the largest olive ridley sea turtle nesting population in the Atlantic and the largest non-arribada population globally

M Morais, M Tiwari - Oryx, 2022 - cambridge.org
conservation of sea turtles are relatively recent undertakings along the Atlantic coast of Africa
(… , no arribadas have been reported, but nesting occurs along the Atlantic coast of Africa, …