Characterizing the behaviors of sea turtles and identifying high-use areas as they vary in
time and space is important for conservation planning, particularly when turtles overlap with …

Published records of the leatherback sea turtle, Dermochelys coriacea (Vandelli 1761) in the
Mediterranean are few, particularly in comparison to those of the loggerhead sea turtle …

Interactions between large marine predators and their prey are difficult to observe and little
is known about the risk of predation faced by sea turtles. The frequency of predator-inflicted …

To better protect endangered green sea turtles Chelonia mydas, a more thorough
understanding of the behaviors of each life stage is needed. Although dive profile analyses …

Discerning the foraging habitat requirements of wildlife is key to providing for their
conservation and management, especially with rare species. Sea turtles are slow-growing …

Olive ridleys have a worldwide distribution in mainly tropical areas. Nesting occurs along
continental margins in all oceans. The largest nesting areas in the Eastern Pacific are along …

The relationship between dive behavior and oceanographic conditions is not well
understood for marine predators, especially sea turtles. We tagged loggerhead turtles …

Bycatch, or the incidental capture of non-target species, has been implicated as one of the
main factors leading to population declines of many large marine vertebrates, including sea …

Direct observations of animals at different life history stages provide important information
regarding habitat use and behavior. Furthermore, understanding daily movements and …

Sea turtles are migratory with nesting and foraging areas in distinct and often widely
separated habitats. Telemetry has been a vital tool for tracking sea turtle migrations between …