Bycatch and mortality in fishing gear poses a conservation threat worldwide to many marine
species. Resource managers and conservation scientists face challenges in identifying …

In fisheries, vulnerability assessments—also commonly known as ecological risk
assessments (ERAs)—have been an increasingly popular alternative to stock assessments …

Industrial tuna and artisanal fisheries targeting multiple species in the eastern Pacific Ocean
(EPO) interact with the Critically Endangered East Pacific (EP) leatherback turtle …

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 …

To characterize sea turtle bycatch in fixed-gear fisheries in Massachusetts, USA, we
analyzed a 15 yr dataset of entanglement reports and detailed documentation from …

The Eastern Pacific population of leatherback turtles Dermochelys coriacea is Critically
Endangered, with incidental capture in coastal and pelagic fisheries as one of the major …

Size-class distributions and sex ratio data provide critical information to assess the
demography and reproductive potential of animal populations, such as sea turtles. Sea turtle …

Loggerhead Caretta caretta and leatherback Dermochelys coriacea sea turtles are caught
frequently as longline bycatch. Loggerhead turtles are often hooked in the mouth, while …

Overlap of small-scale fisheries with sea turtle high-use areas is of growing concern, but the
extent to which these endangered species interact with fishing gear is rarely known …

The Endangered Species Act (ESA) of 1973, as amended (16 USC 1531 et seq.)
establishes a national program for conserving threatened and endangered species of fish …