Translating marine animal tracking data into conservation policy and management

GC Hays, H Bailey, SJ Bograd, WD Bowen… - Trends in ecology & …, 2019 - cell.com
There have been efforts around the globe to track individuals of many marine species and
assess their movements and distribution, with the putative goal of supporting their …

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 …

Long-term insights into marine turtle sightings, strandings and captures around the UK and Ireland (1910–2018)

ZLR Botterell, R Penrose, MJ Witt… - Journal of the Marine …, 2020 - cambridge.org
With over a century of records, we present a detailed analysis of the spatial and temporal
occurrence of marine turtle sightings and strandings in the UK and Ireland between 1910 …

[HTML][HTML] Behavioural patterns, spatial utilisation and landings composition of a small-scale fishery in the eastern Mediterranean

JL Palmer, C Armstrong, HD Akbora, D Beton… - Fisheries …, 2024 - Elsevier
Small-scale fisheries (SSFs) are crucial for global food security and cultural heritage,
however, information on their spatial distribution and practices are often lacking, precluding …

Fulfilling global marine commitments; lessons learned from Gabon

K Metcalfe, L White, ME Lee, JM Fay… - Conservation …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
As part of the Post‐2020 Biodiversity Framework, nations are assessing progress over the
past decade in addressing the underlying drivers that influence direct pressures on …

Conservation‐relevant reproductive parameters from long‐term tagging of two globally important sea turtle nesting aggregations in Central Africa

P Casale, G Abitsi, PD Agamboue… - Aquatic …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Assessing abundance and monitoring ecology and population trends are of critical
importance for animal species of conservation concern. For sea turtles, annual nest counts …

Challenges in adopting turtle excluder devices (TEDs) in Brazilian penaeid-trawl fisheries

DLV Duarte, MK Broadhurst, LFC Dumont - Marine Policy, 2019 - Elsevier
The incidental capture and mortality of endangered, threatened and protected (ETP) marine
species remains a global problem. Among the most problematic fishing methods is penaeid …

Informing marine protected area designation and management for nesting olive ridley sea turtles using satellite tracking

TM Dawson, A Formia, PD Agamboue… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Understanding the horizontal and vertical habitat of olive ridley sea turtles (Lepidochelys
olivacea), a threatened species, is critical for determining regions for protection and relevant …

Incidental capture and mortality of sea turtles in the industrial double‐rig‐bottom trawl fishery in south‐eastern Brazil

AB Tagliolatto, B Giffoni, S Guimarães… - Aquatic …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Incidental capture by fisheries is one of the principal threats to sea turtles. This study
analysed spatial and temporal patterns of sea turtle bycatch, and estimated the direct initial …

Untangling the origin of ghost gear within the Maldivian archipelago and its impact on olive ridley (Lepidochelys olivacea) populations

M Stelfox, M Bulling, M Sweet - Endangered Species Research, 2019 - int-res.com
There is little documentation available on the impact of abandoned, lost or discarded fishing
nets ('ghost nets') on turtle populations. Here, we utilise data collected over a 5 year period …