Mediterranean sea turtles: current knowledge and priorities for conservation and research

P Casale, AC Broderick, JA Camiñas… - Endangered species …, 2018 - int-res.com
The available information regarding the 2 sea turtle species breeding in the Mediterranean
(loggerhead turtle Caretta caretta and green turtle Chelonia mydas) is reviewed, including …

Movement patterns of marine turtles in the Mediterranean Sea: a review

P Luschi, P Casale - Italian Journal of Zoology, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Understanding the at-sea spatial behaviour of sea turtles is a priority for their conservation.
In the present paper, the current information on the distribution and movement patterns of …

Basin-wide estimates of loggerhead turtle abundance in the Mediterranean Sea derived from line transect surveys

A DiMatteo, A Cañadas, J Roberts, L Sparks… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Loggerhead turtles are a globally vulnerable species of marine turtle. Broad-scale patterns
of distribution and abundance can provide regional managers a tool to effectively conserve …

Dietary Preferences of Loggerhead Sea Turtles (Caretta caretta) in Two Mediterranean Feeding Grounds: Does Prey Selection Change with Habitat Use throughout …

G Mariani, F Bellucci, C Cocumelli, C Raso… - Animals, 2023 - mdpi.com
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Occurrence and pattern of legacy and emerging per-and Poly-FluoroAlkyl substances (PFAS) in eggs of loggerhead turtle Caretta caretta from western …

S Moretti, G Brambilla, F Maffucci, C Barola… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Per-and Poly-FluoroAlkyl Substances (PFAS) are a class of persistent, toxic, and
mobile and chemicals both from industrial sources and from the use and disposal of …

Reducing sea turtle bycatch in the Mediterranean mixed demersal fisheries

A Lucchetti, G Bargione, A Petetta… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The sea turtle (Caretta caretta) is the most common sea turtle in the Mediterranean, where
incidental catches due to fishing activities are considered the main threat to its conservation …

Why we mind sea turtles' underwater business: A review on the study of diving behavior

S Hochscheid - Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 2014 - Elsevier
For most of their lifetime, sea turtles have to organize their underwater activities around the
necessity to return to the surface to breathe. This group of animals has developed …

Seasonal encounter rate, life stages and main threats to the loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) in the Aeolian Archipelago (southern Thyrrenian Sea)

MF Blasi, D Mattei - Aquatic Conservation: Marine and …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Annual and seasonal encounter rates, life stages and the main threats to loggerhead sea
turtles (Caretta caretta) in the Aeolian Archipelago (southern Italy) were studied. Dedicated …

Complex movement patterns by foraging loggerhead sea turtles outside the breeding season identified using Argos‐linked Fastloc‐Global Positioning System

AM Dujon, G Schofield, RE Lester… - Marine …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract We used Argos‐linked Fastloc‐Global Positioning System (Argos‐linked Fastloc‐
GPS) satellite tags to investigate how loggerhead sea turtles use neritic foraging habitats at …

[PDF][PDF] Interaction of loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) with traditional fish aggregating devices (FADs) in the Mediterranean Sea

MF Blasi, F Roscioni, D Mattei - Herpetological Conservation and …, 2016 - herpconbio.org
Traditional fish aggregating devices (FADs) have long been used throughout the
Mediterranean Sea, but few data are available on their interactions with Loggerhead Turtles …