Three out of the five threatened species of sea turtle occurring in the SW Atlantic Ocean are
regularly found in the coastal waters of Argentina: green (Chelonia mydas), loggerhead …

Strandings of marine vertebrates along beaches have been widely used to infer threats and
causes of mortality in adjacent waters. Understanding the influence of anthropogenic …

We present the first study conducted in a wide spatio-temporal scale on marine turtles
strandings (N= 1,107) over a 12-year period (1999–2010) in Uruguay. Five species were …

Sea turtles are vulnerable to various threats, with incidental capture in fisheries being a main
concern. Limited knowledge exists regarding sea turtle mortality at sea, and stranding …

Circle hooks have been promoted as an alternative to traditional J-hooks in pelagic longline
fisheries to minimize bycatch mortality and injury to sea turtles and other marine wildlife. We …

Data on stranded sea turtles were examined between 2010 and 2016 along the northern
region of Rio de Janeiro state and between 2016 and 2017 in the southern region, looking …

Priority-setting approaches for widely distributed and long-lived species can be challenging.
This is especially true for sea turtles, which are species of conservation concern. The aim of …

The population abundance estimates used in stock assessments or required to establish
management measures, depend on the sampling of the entire demographic spectrum of a …

Simple Summary A better understanding of the geographic distribution of juvenile and adult
stages of highly migratory marine reptiles with complex life histories, such as leatherback …

Entre las 5 especies de Tortugas marinas que ocurren en el Océano Atlántico
sudoccidental, Caretta caretta y Dermochelys coriacea han sido reportadas como las 2 que …