[HTML][HTML] Interactions between marine megafauna and plastic pollution in Southeast Asia

LCM Omeyer, EM Duncan, NAS Abreo… - Science of the Total …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Southeast (SE) Asia is a highly biodiverse region, yet it is also estimated to cumulatively
contribute a third of the total global marine plastic pollution. This threat is known to have …

Widespread use of migratory megafauna for aquatic wild meat in the tropics and subtropics

DJ Ingram, M Prideaux, NK Hodgins… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2022‏ - frontiersin.org
Wild animals are captured or taken opportunistically, and the meat, body parts, and/or eggs
are consumed for local subsistence or used for traditional purposes to some extent across …

Forty years of monitoring increasing sea turtle relative abundance in the Gulf of Mexico

JA Lasala, MC Macksey, KT Mazzarella, KL Main… - Scientific Reports, 2023‏ - nature.com
Longitudinal data sets for population abundance are essential for studies of imperiled
organisms with long life spans or migratory movements, such as marine turtles. Population …

Status, biodiversity, and ecosystem services of seagrass habitats within the Coral Triangle in the Western Pacific Ocean

A Al-Asif, AHM Kamal, H Hamli, MH Idris… - Ocean Science …, 2022‏ - Springer
Abstract Area of the Coral Triangle (CT), namely Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea,
Philippines, Solomon Islands, and Timor-Leste, comprises 5.7 million km2 of the Pacific …

Variations in body condition of green turtles (Chelonia mydas) in two nearby foraging grounds indicate their sensitivity to foraging habitats

H Nishizawa, J Joseph, G Jolis, I Isnain… - Aquatic …, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
Coastal seagrass habitats are critical foraging grounds for endangered green turtles
(Chelonia mydas). However, these habitats are vulnerable to anthropogenic effects …

[PDF][PDF] Illegal tortoiseshell harvest of hawksbill turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata) in Southeast Asia: evidence from Baturua Reef, Semporna, Sabah, Malaysia

J Kirishnamoorthie, N Hideaki, A James… - J. Sustain. Sci …, 2023‏ - jssm.umt.edu.my
The illegal harvesting of hawksbill turtles for their shell has led to a drastic decline in the
population of this critically endangered species over the past century. Despite efforts to …

Twenty years of sea turtle strandings in New Caledonia

T Read, R Farman, JC Vivier, F Avril… - Zoological …, 2023‏ - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
In this study, we investigated cause-specific temporal and spatial trends in sea turtle
strandings in New Caledonia. Five species of sea turtles were recorded in the 406 …

[HTML][HTML] Animal-borne video reveals atypical behaviour in provisioned green turtles: A global perspective of a widespread tourist activity

FOH Smulders, OR O'Shea, MJA Christianen - Global ecology and …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Feeding wildlife as a tourist activity is a growing industry around the world. However,
providing alternative food sources can affect wildlife ecology and behaviour. In this study, we …

[PDF][PDF] Marine turtle nesting and hatching in Tun Mustapha Park, Malaysia, revealed by community-based monitoring

G Jolis, J Joseph, H Nishizawa, I Isnain… - Herpetological …, 2023‏ - researchgate.net
Tun Mustapha Park (TMP) is a marine protected area in Malaysia where marine turtles are
regularly sighted; however, more comprehensive and updated information about nesting …

Distribution of marine turtles in Singapore: human-wildlife coexistence in a highly urbanized seascape

J Cham, K Tun, Z Jaafar - Bulletin of Marine Science, 2024‏ - ingentaconnect.com
Many marine turtle species depend on multiple coastal and marine habitats, the importance
of these habitats shifts ontogenetically. These habitats, however, are increasingly impacted …