Oceanic dispersal of juvenile leatherback turtles: going beyond passive drift modeling

P Gaspar, SR Benson, PH Dutton, A Réveillère… - Marine Ecology …, 2012 - int-res.com
The current paper presents the first detailed investigation of open-ocean dispersal of
hatchlings and juveniles of the critically endangered western Pacific leatherback turtle …

Persistent leatherback turtle migrations present opportunities for conservation

GL Shillinger, DM Palacios, H Bailey, SJ Bograd… - PLoS …, 2008 - journals.plos.org
Effective transboundary conservation of highly migratory marine animals requires
international management cooperation as well as clear scientific information about habitat …

The 7000-km oceanic journey of a leatherback turtle tracked by satellite

GR Hughes, P Luschi, R Mencacci, F Papi - Journal of Experimental Marine …, 1998 - Elsevier
A leatherback turtle nesting on a KwaZulu-Natal beach was tracked by satellite for nearly
7000 km during internesting movements, rapid straight transfers and feeding-related …

Identification of distinct movement patterns in Pacific leatherback turtle populations influenced by ocean conditions

H Bailey, SR Benson, GL Shillinger… - Ecological …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Interactions with fisheries are believed to be a major cause of mortality for adult leatherback
turtles (Dermochelys coriacea), which is of particular concern in the Pacific Ocean, where …

The navigational feats of green sea turtles migrating from Ascension Island investigated by satellite telemetry

P Luschi, GC Hays, C Del Seppia… - Proceedings of the …, 1998 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Previous tagging studies of the movements of green turtles (Chelonia mydas) nesting at
Ascension Island have shown that they shuttle between this remote target in the Atlantic …

Forage and migration habitat of loggerhead (Caretta caretta) and olive ridley (Lepidochelys olivacea) sea turtles in the central North Pacific Ocean

JJ Polovina, GH Balazs, EA Howell… - Fisheries …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Satellite telemetry from 26 loggerhead (Caretta caretta) and 10 olive ridley (Lepidochelys
olivacea) sea turtles captured and released from pelagic longline fishing gear provided …

Satellite tracking reveals a dichotomy in migration strategies among juvenile loggerhead turtles in the Northwest Atlantic

KL Mansfield, VS Saba, JA Keinath, JA Musick - Marine Biology, 2009 - Springer
Few data are available on the movements and behavior of immature Atlantic loggerhead
sea turtles (Caretta caretta) from their seasonal neritic foraging grounds within the western …

Natal site and offshore swimming influence fitness and long-distance ocean transport in young sea turtles

NF Putman, R Scott, P Verley, R Marsh, GC Hays - Marine Biology, 2012 - Springer
Although long-distance transport of marine organisms is constrained by numerous oceanic
and biological factors, some species have evolved life-histories reliant on such movements …

The Gulf Stream frontal system: A key oceanographic feature in the habitat selection of the leatherback turtle?

P Chambault, F Roquet, S Benhamou… - Deep Sea Research …, 2017 - Elsevier
Although some associations between the leatherback turtle Dermochelys coriacea and the
Gulf Stream current have been previously suggested, no study has to date demonstrated …

Large‐scale movements and high‐use areas of western Pacific leatherback turtles, Dermochelys coriacea

SR Benson, T Eguchi, DG Foley, KA Forney… - …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
The western Pacific leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea), one of three genetically
distinct stocks in the Indo‐Pacific region, has declined markedly during past decades. This …