Sea turtles: a review of some key recent discoveries and remaining questions

GC Hays - Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 2008 - Elsevier
This review highlights some recent important developments in our understanding of the
physiological, behavioural and molecular ecology of sea turtles as well as their conservation …

Standardized catch and survival rates, and effect of a ban on shark retention, Palau pelagic longline fishery

E Gilman, M Chaloupka, M Merrifield… - Aquatic …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Pelagic longline fisheries affect both market and vulnerable bycatch species and can have
broad effects on community structure and processes. Observer data from the Palau longline …

Insights on leatherback turtle movements and high use areas in the Southwest Atlantic Ocean

M López-Mendilaharsu, CFD Rocha, P Miller… - Journal of Experimental …, 2009 - Elsevier
Leatherback sea turtles, Dermochelys coriacea, undertake broad oceanic movements while
traveling between breeding and foraging areas. While satellite telemetry has been used to …

An alternative technique for the long-term satellite tracking of leatherback turtles

S Fossette, H Corbel, P Gaspar, Y Le Maho… - Endangered species …, 2008 - int-res.com
The satellite transmitter fixed on a harness was, until a short time ago, the commonly used
attachment technique to follow oceanic movements of the soft-shelled leatherback turtle …

Environmental and anthropogenic impacts on intra-specific variation in leatherback turtles: opportunities for targeted research and conservation

BP Wallace, VS Saba - Endangered Species Research, 2009 - int-res.com
Intra-specific variation in life history traits and/or population trends provides 'natural
experiments' to identify causes of observable differences among populations of organisms …

Identification of marine key areas across the Caribbean to ensure the conservation of the critically endangered hawksbill turtle

M Nivière, P Chambault, T Pérez, D Etienne… - Biological …, 2018 - Elsevier
Acquisition of data on animal movement when developing management strategies is a
common challenge in species conservation, especially when dealing with a critically …

[HTML][HTML] Atlantic leatherback migratory paths and temporary residence areas

S Fossette, C Girard, M Lopez-Mendilaharsu, P Miller… - PLoS …, 2010 - journals.plos.org
Background Sea turtles are long-distance migrants with considerable behavioural plasticity
in terms of migratory patterns, habitat use and foraging sites within and among populations …

Assignment tests, telemetry and tag‐recapture data converge to identify natal origins of leatherback turtles foraging in Atlantic Canadian waters

KR Stewart, MC James, S Roden… - Journal of Animal …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Investigating migratory connectivity between breeding and foraging areas is critical to
effective management and conservation of highly mobile marine taxa, particularly …

[HTML][HTML] Fine-scale foraging ecology of leatherback turtles

BP Wallace, M Zolkewitz, MC James - Frontiers in Ecology and …, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Remote tracking of migratory species and statistical modeling of behaviors have enabled
identification of areas that are of high ecological value to these widely distributed taxa …

Vertical niche overlap by two ocean giants with similar diets: Ocean sunfish and leatherback turtles

GC Hays, MR Farquhar, P Luschi, SLH Teo… - Journal of Experimental …, 2009 - Elsevier
We used satellite tags to record the patterns of depth utilisation for four ocean sunfish (Mola
mola) and two leatherback turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) moving in broadly the same area …