The Indian Ocean represents a significant data gap in the evaluation of sea turtle population
status and trends. Like many small island states, the Republic of Maldives has limited …

Mobile species often aggregate at predictable places and times to ensure that individuals
find mates and breed in suitable habitats. Sea turtles demonstrate this life history trait, which …

We used a citizen science-based data collection protocol to investigate foraging and nesting
marine turtle populations in the Republic of Maldives. With the aid of citizen scientists, we …

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 …

Sea turtles are keystone species in marine environments due to their essential role as
seagrass grazers and population regulation of jellyfish and sponges in coral reefs. However …

Population declines of vertebrates are common, but rebuilding marine life may be possible.
We assessed trends in sea turtle numbers globally, building 61 time series of abundance …

Sea turtle populations are often assessed at the regional to sub-basin scale from discrete
indices of nesting abundance. While this may be practical and sometimes effective …

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 …

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 …

Global marine turtle population assessments highlight the importance of the south-west
Indian Ocean region, despite data gaps for the Chagos Archipelago. The archipelago hosts …