The Green Turtle Status Review Team (SRT) has undertaken a review consistent with
section 4 (a)(1) of the Endangered Species Act (ESA), using the best available scientific …

The use of satellite systems and manned aircraft surveys for remote data collection has been
shown to be transformative for sea turtle conservation and research by enabling the …

Where conservation resources are limited and conservation targets are diverse, robust yet
flexible priority-setting frameworks are vital. Priority-setting is especially important for …

Aim To critically review the status of the green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) using the best
available scientific studies as there is a prevailing view that this species is globally …

Large marine protected areas (MPAs), each hundreds of thousands of square kilometers,
have been set up by governments around the world over the last decade as part of efforts to …

We conducted a regional tracking program on seabirds in order to identify major forging
hotspots and potential Marine Protected Areas in the tropical western Indian Ocean. Thirty …

All six species of sea turtles found in US waters are listed as endangered or threatened, but
the exact population sizes of these species are unknown due to a lack of key information …

Sea turtles are highly migratory and usually dispersed, but aggregate off beaches during the
nesting season, rendering them vulnerable to coastal threats. Consequently, coastal Marine …

Global marine turtle population assessments highlight the importance of the south-west
Indian Ocean region, despite data gaps for the Chagos Archipelago. The archipelago hosts …

Green turtles Chelonia mydas nesting at Trindade Island, 1140 km off the coast of Brazil,
were monitored discontinuously from 1982/83 to 2008/09. For 7 years during this period, the …