The US Endangered Species Act (ESA) is a powerful environmental law protecting imperiled
plants and animals, and a growing number of marine species have been protected under …

The effectiveness of recovery plans for threatened and endangered species has been
questioned in academic and political domains. A comprehensive assessment of species …

Long-term demographic data are valuable for assessing the effect of anthropogenic impacts
on endangered species and evaluating recovery programs. Using a 2-state open robust …

Historical ecology research is valuable for assessing long‐term baselines, and is
increasingly applicable to conservation and management. In this study, we describe how …

We document a tendency for published estimates of population size in sea turtles to be
increasing rather than decreasing across the globe. To examine the population status of the …

Marine mammals have greatly benefitted from a shift from resource exploitation towards
conservation. Often lauded as symbols of conservation success, some marine mammal …

For many species abundance data from across their entire range are incomplete, and
therefore it is difficult to accurately assess their conservation status. Even for species that are …

Multiple populations of green sea turtles Chelonia mydas show signs of population recovery.
In Hawaii (USA), green turtles have increased 5.4% yr-1 since 1973, but fluctuations in …

All six species of sea turtles found in US waters are listed as endangered or threatened, but
the exact population sizes of these species are unknown due to a lack of key information …

Failure to improve the conservation status of endangered species is often related to
inadequate allocation of conservation resources to highest priority issues. Eastern Pacific …