We document a tendency for published estimates of population size in sea turtles to be
increasing rather than decreasing across the globe. To examine the population status of the …

Why do sea turtles garner such intense interest? The answer is visceral: they are widely
loved! A cryptic life cycle spent mostly out of view lends a sense of mystery that makes them …

Estimating the absolute number of individuals in populations and their fecundity is central to
understanding the ecosystem role of species and their population dynamics as well as …

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 …

Understanding population status and trends is important for developing and evaluating
management and conservation actions for threatened species. Monitoring population status …

Long-term records of nesting numbers, or proxies to nesting numbers, show a precipitous
decline in the size of many sea turtle populations. Population declines are most frequently …

Modern surveys of the Atlantic coast of Africa for sea turtles began as early as 1957 by Carr
(1957), Carr & Hirth (1962) and Brongersma (1995). Research and conservation efforts over …

The green sea turtle is one of the long-lived species that comprise the charismatic marine
megafauna. The green turtle has a long history of human exploitation with some stocks …

In 2010, an international group of 35 sea turtle researchers refined an initial list of more than
200 research questions into 20 metaquestions that were considered key for management …

In 1995 the IUCN/SSC Marine Turtle Specialist Group (MTSG) published A Global Strategy
for the Conservation of Marine Turtles to provide a blueprint for efforts to conserve and …