As species of conservation concern, sea turtles have historically been difficult to study
because of their elusive nature and extensive ranges, but improvements in telemetry have …

In terrestrial systems, the green wave hypothesis posits that migrating animals can enhance
foraging opportunities by tracking phenological variation in high-quality forage across space …

A large variety of marine animals migrate in the oceanic environment, sometimes aiming at
specific targets such as oceanic islands or offshore productive areas. Thanks to recent …

Ingestion of marine debris is an established threat to sea turtles. The amount, type, color and
location of ingested plastics in the gastrointestinal tracts of 55 sea turtles from Pacific …

Fishery management measures to reduce interactions between fisheries and endangered or
threatened species have typically relied on static time‐area closures. While these efforts …

Whale sharks Rhincodon typus are large filter-feeders that are frequently observed feeding
in surface zooplankton patches at their tropical and subtropical coastal aggregation sites …

Large oceanic migrants play important roles in ecosystems, yet many species are of
conservation concern as a result of anthropogenic threats, of which incidental capture by …

Identifying areas of high species diversity and abundance is important for understanding
ecological processes and conservation planning. These areas serve as foraging habitat or …

Leatherback sea turtles, Dermochelys coriacea, are highly migratory predators that feed
exclusively on gelatinous zooplankton, thus playing a unique role in coastal and pelagic …

The leatherbacks nesting at Bird's Head Peninsula, Papua Barat, Indonesia, account for
75% of the total leatherback nesting in the western Pacific and represent the last sizeable …