Sea turtles can be considered a sentinel species for monitoring the health of marine
ecosystems, acting, at the same time, as a carrier of microorganisms. Indeed, sea turtles can …

Mortality resulting from interactions with fishing gears represent an important threat to
sensitive species globally. In this study, we address this issue by defining five species …

Simple Summary Loggerhead sea turtles have a flexible distribution from oceanic-pelagic to
neritic-benthic areas. Their dietary preferences are expected to change from pelagic prey to …

Fisheries bycatch is recognised as a global threat to vulnerable marine megafauna and
historical data can contribute to quantify the magnitude of the impact. Here, we present a …

Studying the impact of bycatch on marine megafauna, including sea turtles, is challenging
for a variety of technical and biological reasons. The Mediterranean Sea has among the …

Simple Summary There is some evidence that the presence of dolphins in fishing areas
represents a concrete economic loss for fishermen due to their depredation activities on the …

Abstract In the Mediterranean Sea, more than 121,000 sea turtles are incidentally caught
each year by a variety of fishing gears, with more than 33,000 deaths and a mortality rate …

The Adriatic Sea is one of the main foraging areas for marine turtles of the Mediterranean
Sea, but the specific high-use sites are poorly known, due to the scarceness of satellite …

We present a genome assembly of Caretta caretta (the Loggerhead sea turtle; Chordata,
Testudines, Cheloniidae), generated from genomic data from two unrelated females. The …

Fishery bycatch poses a significant threat to sea turtles. This study provides an updated
assessment of Loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) bycatch in the Gulf of Gabès, focusing on …