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 …

Continuous input of plastic litter in ocean and coastal environments achieved alarming
levels that are exposing new settings in natural systems. While novel plastic debris pollution …

Projeto TAMAR-IBAMA, jointly administered by the Government of Brazil and the non-
governmental organization Fundação Pró-TAMAR, has established 18 conservation stations …

We documented the presence of fibropapillomatosis (FP), a debilitating tumor-forming
disease, in marine turtles in Espírito Santo Bay (Brazil) from March 2007 to April 2008, and …

The movements of 8 green turtles Chelonia mydas in Brazilian coastal waters were tracked
using transmitters linked to the Argos system for periods of between 1 and 197 d. These …

This paper presents data on the incidental catch of sea turtles in both the Brazilian exclusive
economic zone and adjacent international waters (both areas are located mainly in the …

Green turtles Chelonia mydas nesting at Trindade Island, 1140 km off the coast of Brazil,
were monitored discontinuously from 1982/83 to 2008/09. For 7 years during this period, the …

To show the influence of coastal habitat degradation on the availability of food for green
turtles (Chelonia mydas), we assessed the dietary preferences and macroalgae community …

Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) sequences were determined for 168 green turtles (Chelonia
mydas) nesting at the 3 known rookeries in Brazil: Trindade (n= 99), Atol das Rocas (n= 37) …

The reproductive biology of loggerheads nesting in Espírito Santo, Brazil, is evaluated for six
nesting seasons (1991/1992 through 1996/1997), through data gathered by Projeto TAMAR …