In the Mediterranean, incidental captures in fishing gear contribute to the high mortality of
loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta). Understanding the effects of bycatch is complex and …

Aerial line transect surveys, totalling 16590 km, were performed in winter and summer 2009
in the Pelagos Sanctuary, NW Mediterranean. A total of 207 loggerhead sea turtles were …

Accepted: 21 March 2016© Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2016 loggerhead
populations sharing the same foraging grounds in the western Mediterranean Sea. Broadly …

Loggerhead turtles are a globally vulnerable species of marine turtle. Broad-scale patterns
of distribution and abundance can provide regional managers a tool to effectively conserve …

Aim Levels of sea turtle bycatch in the Mediterranean are thought to be unsustainable. We
provide a comprehensive overview of adult green turtle (Chelonia mydas) distribution during …

It has become widely recognized that a large gap exists in the global knowledge of fisheries
due to the continued oversight of the small-scale sector. For populations of marine turtles …

Loggerhead turtles are a globally vulnerable species of marine turtle. The Mediterranean
Sea subpopulation, which ranges throughout the entire Mediterranean basin, is listed as …

Sea turtle populations worldwide suffer from reduced survival of immatures and adults due
to fishery bycatch. Unfortunately, information about the whereabouts of turtles outside the …

The Adriatic Sea is one of the main foraging areas for marine turtles of the Mediterranean
Sea, but the specific high-use sites are poorly known, due to the scarceness of satellite …

Spatio‐temporal distribution is fundamental information for species of conservation concern,
like sea turtles, that are threatened by anthropogenic activities at sea such as fishing. While …