Status review of the green turtle (Chelonia mydas) under the Engangered Species Act

JA Seminoff, CD Allen, GH Balazs, PH Dutton, T Eguchi… - 2015‏ - repository.library.noaa.gov
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 …

Incidental capture of green turtle (Chelonia mydas) in gillnets of small-scale fisheries in the Paranaguá Bay, Southern Brazil

EA López-Barrera, GO Longo… - Ocean & coastal …, 2012‏ - Elsevier
Fishing activities are an important economic resource in the Paranaguá Bay, southern
Brazil. In this area, there are reports of sea turtles interacting with small-scale fisheries. It …

Incidental catch of sea turtles by the Brazilian pelagic longline fishery

G Sales, BB Giffoni, PCR Barata - Journal of the Marine Biological …, 2008‏ - cambridge.org
This paper presents data on the incidental catch of sea turtles in both the Brazilian exclusive
economic zone and adjacent international waters (both areas are located mainly in the …

Adaptive threat management framework: integrating people and turtles

VRF da Silva, SF Mitraud, MLCP Ferraz… - Environment …, 2016‏ - Springer
In the 35 years since its inception, the Brazilian National Program for the Conservation of
Marine Turtles (TAMAR) has had great success in protecting the five species of sea turtles …

[PDF][PDF] Incidental capture of loggerhead (Caretta caretta) and leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea) sea turtles by the pelagic longline fishery off southern Brazil

JE Kotas, S dos Santos, VG de Azevedo, BMG Gallo… - Fishery …, 2004‏ - academia.edu
Materials and methods Observations were carried out by three of the authors (JEK, SS, and
VGA) during three trips aboard Brazilflagged commercial longline vessels based in Itajaí …

Attitudes and local ecological knowledge of experts fishermen in relation to conservation and bycatch of sea turtles (reptilia: testudines), Southern Bahia, Brazil

HO Braga, A Schiavetti - Journal of ethnobiology and ethnomedicine, 2013‏ - Springer
Background The use of ethnoecological tools to evaluate possible damage and loss of
biodiversity related to the populations of species under some degree of threat may represent …

Satellite-tracking reveals multiple foraging strategies and threats for olive ridley turtles in Brazil

ACCD Da Silva, EAP Dos Santos, FLC Oliveira… - Marine Ecology …, 2011‏ - int-res.com
The state of Sergipe in northeastern Brazil is the largest nesting area for olive ridley turtles
along this nation's coast, and constitutes a major rookery in the western Atlantic as well …

Incidental capture of sea turtles in southeast Brazil: Assessment of the perceptions of artisanal fishers

DR Awabdi, IA Pestana, ACV Bondioli… - Ocean & Coastal …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Incidental capture of sea turtles in fisheries is the main cause of sea turtle population decline
worldwide. This study evaluated the interactions between fisheries and sea turtles based on …

Influences of conservation action on attitudes and knowledge of fishermen towards sea turtles along the southeastern Brazil

DR Awabdi, DC Tavares, ACV Bondioli, CA Zappes… - Marine Policy, 2018‏ - Elsevier
This study describes the local ecological knowledge (LEK) about the sea turtles of fishermen
from the communities of São Francisco de Itabapoana (SFI), Atafona (ATF), Farol de São …

Canid attacks on sea turtles along the Northeastern Brazilian Coast

IC de Almeida, RMN Messenger… - Journal of the Marine …, 2024‏ - cambridge.org
The aim of the present study was to report canid attacks on sea turtles in northeastern Brazil.
The study was conducted on the Sergipe-Alagoas Basin coastline between March 2010 and …