Opportunism on the High Seas: Foraging Ecology of Olive Ridley Turtles in the Eastern Pacific Ocean

Conservation Hotspots for the Turtles on the High Seas of the Atlantic Ocean

Understanding the distribution of bycaught sea turtles could inform conservation strategies and priorities. This research analyses the distribution of turtles caught as longline fisheries bycatch on the high seas of the Atlantic Ocean. This research collected 18,142 bycatch observations and 47.1 million hooks from large-scale Taiwanese longline vessels in the Atlantic Ocean from June 2002 to De...

Phylogeography of olive ridley turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea) on the east coast of India: implications for conservation theory.

Orissa, on the east coast of India, is one of the three mass nesting sites in the world for olive ridley turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea). This population is currently under threat as a result of fishery-related mortality; more than 100 000 olive ridleys have been counted dead in the last 10 years in Orissa. In general, the globally distributed olive ridley turtle has received significantly less...

Assortative epibiosis of leatherback, olive ridley and green sea turtles in the Eastern Tropical Pacific

Multi-year tracking reveals extensive pelagic phase of juvenile loggerhead sea turtles in the North Pacific

BACKGROUND The juvenile stage of loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) can last for decades. In the North Pacific Ocean, much is known about their seasonal movements in relation to pelagic habitat, yet understanding their multi-year, basin-scale movements has proven more difficult. Here, we categorize the large-scale movements of 231 turtles satellite tracked from 1997 to 2013 and explore th...

Bycatch and Foraging Ecology of Sea Turtles in the Eastern Pacific

Bycatch and Foraging Ecology of Sea Turtles in the Eastern Pacific by Shaleyla Kelez Sara Department of Environment Duke University Date:_______________________ Approved: ___________________________ Larry B. Crowder, Supervisor ___________________________ Jeffrey A. Seminoff ___________________________ Patrick N. Halpin ___________________________ Scott A. Eckert An abstract of a dissertation s...