… In summary, successful sea turtle conservation seems to be intrinsically linked to the foraging
and migration … direction is modified according to the oceanic current velocity at actual …

… orientation of the skeletal elements in the fore- and hindlimbs … sea turtles undergo remarkable
long-distance migrations in … (after correcting for local water currents) were Dermochelys, …

… in realistic conditions for sea turtle migrations. We show that … optimal migratory routes in
relation to ocean currents, … external factors during migration (eg ocean currents and turbulence) …

… displaced turtles involving an initial orientation weakly related … framework of animal migratory
navigation as deriving from … the turtles’ active movement and of the drift of oceanic currents, …

… ocean current or during turning motion of a turtle, the swimming direction does not coincide
with the freestream direction. … head does not noticeably move relative to the carapace during …

… target-oriented direction when either in the open ocean or when they encountered shallow
… Ocean currents do not affect our conclusions in that currents may simply move turtles to new …

… lacking an oceanic development stage, flatback hatchlings, like other species of sea turtles,
… that may alter wave patterns or ocean current movement when located adjacent to beaches. …

… -oriented swimming (“transit”) or consuming food (“foraging”). Determining the relative
contributions of ocean currents to … current direction. A smaller number moved across the deeper …

… into nearshore or ocean currents, which are important for … currents Additionally, the tidal
flow rate and direction vary daily and with the lunar cycles and do not always move the water in …

… After the completion of the nesting season, both loggerhead and leatherback turtles
conduct long-distance migrations to foraging areas (Figure 1, Figure 2). Of the 20 loggerhead …