The Green Turtle Status Review Team (SRT) has undertaken a review consistent with
section 4 (a)(1) of the Endangered Species Act (ESA), using the best available scientific …

The unique islands of São Tomé and Príncipe harbor five of the seven existent sea turtle
species, and offer optimal conditions for these threatened species both on the beaches and …

Marine turtles undergo dramatic ontogenic changes in body size and behavior, with the
loggerhead sea turtle, Caretta caretta, typically switching from an initial oceanic juvenile …

This situation analysis was undertaken to inform responses to several resolutions made at
the 5th World Conservation Congress in 2012 about the plight of large vertebrates in West …

The status of marine biodiversity in the Eastern Central Atlantic (ECA), especially of coastal
and pelagic fishes, is of concern owing to a number of threats including overharvesting …

Monitoring how populations respond to sustained conservation measures is essential to
detect changes in their population status and determine the effectiveness of any …

Knowledge of the abundance and distribution of species is important for designing and
prioritizing conservation and management activities. Despite numerous existing studies on …

Green sea turtles are common in West Central Africa, but little is known about the
occurrence of immatures in foraging grounds in the Gulf of Guinea islands, known for their …

The globally distributed leatherback turtle Dermochelys coriacea is subject to fisheries
bycatch throughout its range. Protection from fisheries within pelagic foraging habitats is …

The study of bathymetry, macrozoobenthos abundance and the Russian desman population
has been performed in the water bodies located in the Prisurskiy State Nature Reserve …