For decades, fisheries have been managed to limit the accidental capture of vulnerable
species and many of these populations are now rebounding. While encouraging from a …

Knowledge of green turtle (Chelonia mydas) foraging ecology in the northwestern Gulf of
Mexico (GOM) is critical as populations begin to recover from heavy harvesting in prior …

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 …

Despite exponential growth of anthropogenic marine debris in recent decades, plastic
ingestion by marine turtles in the Gulf of Mexico is not well understood. Gastrointestinal …

The impact of a range of different threats has resulted in the listing of six out of seven sea
turtle species on the IUCN Red List of endangered species. Disease risk analysis (DRA) …

Understanding the effects of extreme weather on animal populations is fundamental to
ecological and conservation sciences and species management. Climate change has …

A survey of sea turtle rehabilitation facilities in the United States revealed that 34 facilities
released 11,417 sea turtles through 2016. The number of turtles released per time period …

Many tropical and subtropical species are sensitive to sudden temperature changes,
especially drops in temperature. During winters 2009–2010 and 2010–2011, unusually cold …

Quantifying how animals use key habitats and resources for their survival allows managers
to optimise conservation planning; however, obtaining representative sample sizes of …

Unusual environmental events can push marine animals outside their physiological
tolerances through changes in trophic and/or thermal conditions. Such events typically …