This paper presents data on the incidental catch of sea turtles in both the Brazilian exclusive
economic zone and adjacent international waters (both areas are located mainly in the …

Three out of the five threatened species of sea turtle occurring in the SW Atlantic Ocean are
regularly found in the coastal waters of Argentina: green (Chelonia mydas), loggerhead …

Strandings of marine vertebrates along beaches have been widely used to infer threats and
causes of mortality in adjacent waters. Understanding the influence of anthropogenic …

The decline of populations of certain seabirds and sea turtles around the world is partly
related to their incidental capture in large-scale fisheries. However, the impacts of small …

Data on stranded sea turtles were examined between 2010 and 2016 along the northern
region of Rio de Janeiro state and between 2016 and 2017 in the southern region, looking …

Fisheries are recognised as a major threat to sea turtles worldwide. Oceanic driftnets are
considered the main cause of the steep decline in Pacific Ocean populations of the …

The leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) population that nests in Brazil is
restricted to a few individuals, but high densities of pelagic individuals are observed along …

To conduct conservation of migratory species, such as marine turtles, is important to
understand the population structure throughout the entire distribution of the species. We …

The worldwide population of the leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) encompasses
seven subpopulations among the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian Oceans. It has experienced …

An experimental study was carried out to determine the effects of the enrichment of
sediments by endocrine perturbators on free-living nematodes from the Ghar El Melh …