Nowhere to hide: Sea turtle bycatch in Northwest Africa

C de la Hoz Schilling, A Diame… - Aquatic …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Fisheries bycatch is considered the largest threat to sea turtle populations globally.
However, it has been challenging to assess the impact of bycatch on sea turtles in some …

[HTML][HTML] Marine turtles, umbrella species undergoing recovery

SA Gallegos-Fernandez, JA Trujillo-Cordova… - Frontiers in Amphibian …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Marine turtles inhabit various coastal and marine ecosystems and play significant ecological
roles throughout their life cycles. Because of the significant overlap with other species at risk …

[HTML][HTML] Long range gene flow beyond predictions from oceanographic transport in a tropical marine foundation species

AI Tavares, J Assis, PD Larkin, JC Creed… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
The transport of passively dispersed organisms across tropical margins remains poorly
understood. Hypotheses of oceanographic transportation potential lack testing with large …

Satellite tracking reveals sex-specific migration distance in green turtles (Chelonia mydas)

M Beal, P Catry, A Regalla, C Barbosa… - Biology …, 2022 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Satellite tracking is a key tool for studying sea turtles in the wild. Most tracking has been
performed on adult females however, leaving knowledge gaps regarding other population …

[HTML][HTML] Satellite tagging and flipper tag recoveries reveal migration patterns and foraging distribution of loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) from eastern …

MA Perez, CJ Limpus, K Hofmeister, T Shimada… - Marine Biology, 2022 - Springer
Marine turtles encounter different threats during various life-history stages. Therefore,
understanding their movements and spatial distribution is crucial for effectively managing …

[HTML][HTML] Fine-scale foraging segregation in a green turtle (Chelonia mydas) feeding ground in the Bijagós archipelago, Guinea Bissau

FM Madeira, R Rebelo, P Catry, J Neiva… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Green turtles (Chelonia mydas) are highly dependent on neritic foraging areas throughout
much of their life. Still, knowledge of recruitment dynamics, foraging habits, and habitat use …

Two decades of community-based conservation yield valuable insights into marine turtle nesting ecology

CH Van De Geer, AC Broderick, MID Carter, AA Irei… - Oryx, 2024 - cambridge.org
For the Western Indian Ocean region, there is a significant knowledge gap regarding marine
turtle nesting on the continental coast of East Africa. Here we present results from a long …

[HTML][HTML] Satellite tracking and field assessment highlight major foraging site for green turtles in the Banc d'Arguin, Mauritania

P Catry, C Senhoury, E Sidina, N El Bar, AS Bilal… - Biological …, 2023 - Elsevier
There is a remarkable paucity of estimates of the numeric importance of sea turtles at
foraging grounds. The Banc d'Arguin (BA) is a vast shallow marine area off the coast of …

[HTML][HTML] Mediterranean green turtle population recovery increasingly depends on Lake Bardawil, Egypt

RTE Snape, D Beton, S Davey, BJ Godley… - Global Ecology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
To assign conservation status to a population, its size, trends, and distribution must be
estimated. The Mediterranean green turtle population has shown signs of recovering over …

Dispersal corridors of neonate sea turtles from dominant rookeries in the Western Indian Ocean

DZM Le Gouvello, S Heye, LR Harris… - Ecological …, 2024 - Elsevier
Identifying dispersal pathways and critical habitats is essential to evaluate risks and inform
effective management strategies of migratory marine species during all life stages. This is …