The Canary Current Large Marine Ecosystem (CCLME) is one of the 4 major upwelling
systems in the world. 54 marine scientists from 25 institutions have worked in a collaborative …

Predation is one of the most important threats to the early life stages of most endangered
vertebrates. On small oceanic islands that host very important endangered sea turtle …

The integration of satellite telemetry, remotely sensed environmental data, and
habitat/environmental modelling has provided for a growing understanding of spatial and …

This study reports for the first time on the whole epibiont fauna of loggerhead marine turtles,
Caretta caretta, in the western Mediterranean, analysing the factors that account for the …

A questionnaire‐based survey of fishermen was conducted in the Valencia region (eastern
Spain) to assess the levels of marine turtle bycatch. Interviews covered 41.3% of the bottom …

Sea turtles perform extensive migratory movements between feeding, developmental and
nesting areas. Developmental areas for immature loggerheads turtles (Caretta caretta) are …

Loggerhead sea turtles Caretta caretta are globally endangered. The population nesting in
Cabo Verde is genetically distinctive and numerically important in a global context. In Cabo …

The Canary Current Large Marine Ecosystem (CCLME) ranks third in the world in terms of
primary productivity and has one of the highest fisheries production of any African large …

Six sea turtle species inhabit the waters of the Canary Current Large Marine Ecosystem. The
loggerhead and the green turtles are the most common and the only two species that nest …

Tortuga marina de tamaño medio que puede llegar a alcanzar una longitud recta del
caparazón máxima de 1250 mm y un peso máximo de 200 Kg (LeBuff, 1990). Presentan …