This study was designed to provide fundamental data for the in-water population of turtles
along the southeast coast of the United States, with particular emphasis on measuring …

Sea turtles captured in pound nets during the autumn and early winter in the Pamlico-
Albermarle Estuarine Complex, North Carolina, USA, were sampled 1995–1997 and 2001 …

Long-term studies of green turtles in coastal marine habitats of the Hawaiian Islands have
been underway since the late 1970's. The overall objective of this research is to obtain …

Aerial surveys are commonly used to evaluate in-water sea turtle abundances. A correction
is applied to account for turtles diving below the observed surface. Historically, observations …

Systematically captured, examined, tagged and returned to the ocean. Between March
1976, when the first unit began operating, and November 1988, 1,918 sea turtle captures …

Historical information concerning marine turtles in the coastal waters of Florida is limited to
landing sta-tistics and observational data asso-ciated with the commercial turtle fishery …

All six species of sea turtles found in US waters are listed as endangered or threatened, but
the exact population sizes of these species are unknown due to a lack of key information …

Pelagic longlines consist of a mainline that is held horizontally at a set depth in the water
column by floats with a series of baited hooks hanging vertically, typically targeting species …

We used vessel-based surveys to estimate sea turtle abundance and capture them in a 129
km2 area within the Key West National Wildlife Refuge, USA, and adjacent waters. We …

The coastal bottom trawl fishery that operates in the Río de la Plata estuary and adjacent
marine coastal waters usually interacts with green (Chelonia mydas), loggerhead (Caretta …