… ocean currents and turtle spatial behaviour have started to produce a breakthrough in our
understanding of sea turtle oceanic … satellite tracking sea turtles (and other marine migrants as …

… safely returned to Mayotte to complete their egg-laying cycle, albeit with indirect routes,
and showed a general inability to take into account the deflecting action of ocean currents as …

… Ocean currents have many profound impacts on marine life, moving not only animals and
plants around the ocean … At the same time, methods to accurately predict ocean currents and …

… of oceanic currents and mesoscale features on the movements of South African leatherbacks,
and additionally identify the role of current-… hotspots for leatherbacks moving in the ocean. …

… turtles 40–60 cm that are already in preferred areas might simply drift passively and assess
whether ocean currents … tracked young pelagic loggerhead turtles in the Mediterranean Sea …

… ► We estimate ocean currents along the routes of 15 satellite-tracked leatherbacks. ► We
assess how individual turtles oriented their movements in relation to currents. ► The turtles …

… and ocean currents will have implications for juveniles and adults in the open ocean. …
We conclude our chapter by discussing the current status and trends of marine turtle stocks …

… Luschi P, Hays GC, Papi F (2003a) A review of long-distance movements by marine turtles,
and the possible role of ocean currents. Oikos 103: 293−302 Luschi P, Sale A, Mencacci R, …

… turtles, for an ability to reorient in the open ocean, but only at a crude level. Using individual-based
models that incorporated ocean currents… models to show that turtles do not reorient at …

… Ocean currents play a major role in shaping animal movements … Marine turtles, for example
perform some of the longest migrations, often travelling thousands of kilometres with currents …