https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles daily 0.75 2026-01-30 https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/sr21-ed-note-sustaining-our-momentum monthly 0.5 2026-03-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/5f28ccd7-c901-44cf-8d53-479a7cb48483/Unknown_CMYK.jpg Articles - Editor's Note: Sustaining Our Momentum - Make it stand out A hawksbill turtle glides above a coral reef in the Red Sea, Egypt. © Gina Goodman/@ginagoodman https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/conservation-status-of-green-turtle-populations-worldwide monthly 0.5 2026-03-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/23baff3a-0057-4c6a-954e-f33d2b5dba07/AH-image+2_CMYK.jpg Articles - The Conservation Status of Green Turtle Populations Worldwide - Make it stand out A green turtle feeds on a swarm of moon jellyfish in Egypt. © Abbi Hughes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/aeb26599-42cc-4d1e-81a9-2f8d57f55940/%28c%29+David+Fleetham_CMYK.jpg Articles - The Conservation Status of Green Turtle Populations Worldwide - Make it stand out An aerial view shows several green turtles entering the ocean on Hookipa Beach, Maui, Hawaiʻi, U.S.A. © David Fleetham https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/head-starting-and-translocation-lessons-from-decades-of-experiences monthly 0.5 2026-03-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/3eba7693-4484-4533-a8c4-349fa1f4ba60/Kemp%27s_Ridley_Hatchlings_CMYK.jpg Articles - Head-Starting and Translocation: Lessons from Decades of Experiences - Make it stand out Kemp’s ridley hatchlings emerge from their nest inside a nesting corral in Rancho Nuevo, Tamaulipas, Mexico. © Héctor Chenge https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/6714fddf-e904-45ae-a822-cba8b1a84b76/P.+12_CMYK.jpg Articles - Head-Starting and Translocation: Lessons from Decades of Experiences - Make it stand out The Cayman Turtle Conservation and Education Centre in the Cayman Islands began in 1968 as a commercial green turtle farm and later morphed into a conservation, research, and tourism center. 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Once heavily exploited, these islands are a rare example of recovery through long-term comanaged conservation that combines community leadership with sustained external technical, institutional, and financial support, and government involvement. © Tim Calver Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/4c729395-49ae-4987-8b15-653543f08dc6/Special+Feature+Figure_CMYK_v2.jpg Articles - Sea Turtles and Tradition in the Pacific Islands - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/2a28e37a-5e79-4751-8630-791138201ed9/Hidden+Oasis_CMYK.jpg Articles - Sea Turtles and Tradition in the Pacific Islands - Make it stand out Green turtles (known locally as honu) rest in a cave on the coast of Maui, Hawaiʻi, U.S.A. © Leighton Lum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/e0f31762-4580-4c3f-a4ee-6fcd59f7526f/1053760_CMYK.jpg Articles - Sea Turtles and Tradition in the Pacific Islands - Make it stand out Emosi Time catches a hawksbill turtle to tag and release on Kavewa Island, Vanua Levu, Fiji. 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For more information about CPP assessment status, visit SeaTurtleStatus.org/atlas-references. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/8fb4b056-64ea-41ee-b5d3-f3246296c38d/061525_Matrix_North+Atlantic.png Articles - Global Atlas User Guide - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/64fc87a1-61b6-4e2f-9c41-8da44cf12154/Screenshot+2025-06-15+at+10.49.24%E2%80%AFAM.png Articles - Global Atlas User Guide - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/global-status-of-sea-turtles-by-species monthly 0.5 2025-06-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/d332a02d-02a8-497f-821c-de3de7a6a20b/Status+by+Species.jpg Articles - Global Status of Sea Turtle RMUs by Species - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/the-state-of-sea-turtles-in-the-east-and-central-pacific-ocean monthly 0.5 2025-06-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1749575182718-TUV45WBOANPTAFUHUAMJ/globe_East_and_North_Central_Pacific.png Articles - The State of Sea Turtles in the East and Central Pacific Ocean - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/dc322a46-ba79-40d7-b457-04869775c2eb/OliveRidleyTurtle_TDR_16Oct22_1315_CMYK.jpg Articles - The State of Sea Turtles in the East and Central Pacific Ocean - Make it stand out An olive ridley arribada begins to pick up speed at sunset at Playa Escobilla in Oaxaca, Mexico, home to the world’s largest nesting aggregation. Over the ensuing five days of uninterrupted nesting activity, more than 300,000 females came ashore to nest. © Tui De Roy/Roving Tortoise Photos. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/f19e0bab-8d7e-42a2-bd9e-c246ef8113e7/GreenTurtle_TDR_01Sep23_7429-Enhanced-NR_CMYK.jpg Articles - The State of Sea Turtles in the East and Central Pacific Ocean - Make it stand out On a beach not frequented by tourists in Maui, Hawaii, hundreds of green turtles haul out at dusk to sleep. © Tui De Roy/Roving Tortoise Photos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/7b3833d8-0f45-4e8a-a6fc-c013ca2c5e25/Screenshot+2025-06-15+at+11.45.18%E2%80%AFAM.png Articles - The State of Sea Turtles in the East and Central Pacific Ocean - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1035cd51-8d89-495d-b01c-1fa2240343f7/061525_RMUs_East+Central+Pacific.jpg Articles - The State of Sea Turtles in the East and Central Pacific Ocean - Make it stand out See the “Atlas User Guide” for definitions and tips for interpreting these figures. Data citations can be downloaded here. https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/the-state-of-sea-turtles-in-the-east-indian-ocean-and-southeast-asia monthly 0.5 2025-06-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1749575183302-PIFT8OTNGK0841QV4WM9/globe_East_Indian_and_Southeast_Asia.png Articles - The State of Sea Turtles in the East Indian Ocean and Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/ca19fff7-169d-4afb-8600-e38e3cd7c226/OceanImageBank_EmilieLedwidge_25_CMYK.jpg Articles - The State of Sea Turtles in the East Indian Ocean and Southeast Asia - Make it stand out A green turtle dines on a jelly in Coral Bay, Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia. © Emilie Ledwidge/Ocean Image Bank https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/619477ac-1546-4dce-b54e-b41ecae7617c/_ARG1108_edfnl+_1-edit_CMYK.jpg Articles - The State of Sea Turtles in the East Indian Ocean and Southeast Asia - Make it stand out An olive ridley arribada at Rushikulya in Odisha, India, where olive ridleys have been legally protected since the 1970s. © Arghya Adhikary https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/0ebdcf72-c94b-4fcf-b0ca-03c8275d2226/Screenshot+2025-06-15+at+3.02.27%E2%80%AFPM.png Articles - The State of Sea Turtles in the East Indian Ocean and Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/f69c7640-584a-43d5-a5e4-8325e9224d41/061525_RMUs_East+Indian+Southeast+Asia.jpg Articles - The State of Sea Turtles in the East Indian Ocean and Southeast Asia - Make it stand out See the “Atlas User Guide” for definitions and tips for interpreting these figures. Data citations can be downloaded here. https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/the-state-of-sea-turtles-in-the-west-pacific-ocean monthly 0.5 2025-06-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/ab1bf6c0-df40-4954-962d-a81225659d6b/globe_West_Pacific.jpg Articles - The State of Sea Turtles in the West Pacific Ocean - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/ca86cc19-a552-4380-a0d9-5052aebe58dd/OceanImageBank_LewisBurnett_10_v32_CMYK.jpg Articles - The State of Sea Turtles in the West Pacific Ocean - Make it stand out A loggerhead turtle rests on the seafloor in Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia. The West Pacific’s two loggerhead RMUs span the Pacific Ocean. © Lewis Burnett/Ocean Image Bank https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/a599d731-5da9-4913-a50e-eb813a6946a7/Minden_90228204_v2_CMYK.jpg Articles - The State of Sea Turtles in the West Pacific Ocean - Make it stand out A boy poses with a leatherback hatchling in the Bird’s Head Peninsula, West Papua, Indonesia. West Pacific leatherbacks are among the world’s most threatened RMUs. © Juergen Freund/naturepl.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/c9c001eb-baea-45de-8df1-1dcb5da3b3ad/Screenshot+2025-06-15+at+11.08.48%E2%80%AFAM.png Articles - The State of Sea Turtles in the West Pacific Ocean - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/934cc508-39f3-44f7-ae02-88027d4091f3/061525_RMUs_West+Pacific.jpg Articles - The State of Sea Turtles in the West Pacific Ocean - Make it stand out See the “Atlas User Guide” for definitions and tips for interpreting these figures. Data citations can be downloaded here. https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/the-state-of-sea-turtles-in-the-west-indian-ocean monthly 0.5 2025-06-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1749575186624-4UUPSNBZ3655U9Z7DK0W/globe_West_Indian.png Articles - The State of Sea Turtles in the West Indian Ocean - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/861fd20a-972c-4a69-acc7-17a8b9b3d06a/OceanImageBank_RenataRomeo_01_CMYK.jpg Articles - The State of Sea Turtles in the West Indian Ocean - Make it stand out A hawksbill swims above Thomas Reef, Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. © Renata Romeo/Ocean Image Bank https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/91e89dc9-dc4a-4aba-ab2b-5f29577f3f62/WIO-Superlatives.png Articles - The State of Sea Turtles in the West Indian Ocean - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/6107ab1f-7e9b-4634-a2bd-8aee9f020f4f/061525_RMUs_West+Indian.jpg Articles - The State of Sea Turtles in the West Indian Ocean - Make it stand out See the “Atlas User Guide” for definitions and tips for interpreting these figures. Data citations can be downloaded here. https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/the-state-of-sea-turtles-in-the-north-atlantic-ocean monthly 0.5 2025-06-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1749575231014-SW1EBKOIXI4K5Q93ZKCN/globe_North_Atlantic_and_Med.jpg Articles - The State of Sea Turtles in the North Atlantic Ocean - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/192f6402-d6cf-4b43-9e0b-e6d89383d455/AQ4I2330LeatherbackSeaTurtleSingerIsland2019_CMYK.jpg Articles - The State of Sea Turtles in the North Atlantic Ocean - Make it stand out A leatherback hatchling swims out to sea after hatching in Florida, U.S.A. Although most North Atlantic sea turtle populations are considered low risk, low threat, the Northwest Atlantic leatherback stands out as the region’s only high risk, high threat RMU. © www.benjhicks.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/57cd1536-5813-41b1-8136-c122d630ecd0/IMG_8475abc_v3_CMYK.jpg Articles - The State of Sea Turtles in the North Atlantic Ocean - Make it stand out A young male loggerhead forages in a small reef off the coast of Greece, where sea turtle conservation efforts have been active since the 1970s. Mediterranean loggerheads are considered low risk, low threat overall, though bycatch remains a significant concern. © Kostas Papafitsoros https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/f70f358a-62a7-4b8e-a034-7ec9128e3175/Screenshot+2025-06-15+at+12.54.53%E2%80%AFPM.png Articles - The State of Sea Turtles in the North Atlantic Ocean - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/cf603f5f-e8f9-4bdb-b316-e80b7c2b86b0/061525_RMUs_North+Atlantic.jpg Articles - The State of Sea Turtles in the North Atlantic Ocean - Make it stand out See the “Atlas User Guide” for definitions and tips for interpreting these figures. Data citations can be downloaded here. https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/the-status-of-the-flatback-turtle monthly 0.5 2025-06-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/ecfdbe10-75f3-4e76-b2b3-dcb638631464/2T6KXB3_v4_CMYK.jpg Articles - The Status of the Flatback Turtle - Make it stand out A large female flatback turtle hauls herself across a remote beach in the Kimberley Region of Western Australia. Flatback turtles nest exclusively in Australia. © Colin Munro Photography https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/authors-of-a-revolution monthly 0.5 2025-06-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/3d093f9f-aca5-46c4-8bed-84bb3fb79588/Kemp%27sRidleyTurtle_TDR_29May23_4892B_CMYK.jpg Articles - Authors of a Revolution - Make it stand out Marking the start of a short, daytime arribada, a Kemp’s ridley emerges from the surf to nest in Rancho Nuevo, Tamaulipas, Mexico. © Tui De Roy/Roving Tortoise Photos; https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/acting-globally-swot-grant-recipients monthly 0.5 2025-06-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/6d77a446-6ac0-4136-be2a-5afbb665e5a4/Community+Celebration_CMYK.jpg Articles - Acting Globally SWOT Grant Recipients - Make it stand out © The Olive Ridley Project https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/e8a8904e-a7f7-48ce-b2f3-29f8ef8851ee/IMG_6941_CMYK.jpg Articles - Acting Globally SWOT Grant Recipients - Make it stand out © ICCN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/fcce8789-f237-439b-bb40-f35f7039063c/LMCM_3_CMYK.jpg Articles - Acting Globally SWOT Grant Recipients - Make it stand out © Centro ECOMAR-UAGro https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/a9de6786-85db-41c3-b2bb-64008cef8fe5/SeaTurtleInc-Conservation-4_CMYK.jpg Articles - Acting Globally SWOT Grant Recipients - Make it stand out © Sea Turtle Inc. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/815c6962-03f4-4d86-b8bd-fabc1ebdf20c/IMG_1543_CMYK.jpg Articles - Acting Globally SWOT Grant Recipients - Make it stand out © Mildred Alpizar Quezada https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/64d59b9e-69da-4f9a-b124-fa6014917d5a/1_CMYK_1.jpg Articles - Acting Globally SWOT Grant Recipients - Make it stand out © SOS Nicaragua https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/in-memoriam-2025 monthly 0.5 2025-06-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/443eea91-c71b-42c6-a09f-7ee5dda18336/image001+%282%29_v2_CMYK.jpg Articles - In Memoriam (2025) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/3fe04448-e295-44eb-93ad-d52b2b37d017/Unknown_CMYK_1.jpg Articles - In Memoriam (2025) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/45489ce9-91af-4886-89e4-4745949ef7a0/Caribbean_04_2008-142+%281%29_CMYK.jpg Articles - In Memoriam (2025) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/95a5f976-02a1-4ec7-abb9-1837e6b2903c/neo_004379-01+%281%29_CMYK.jpg Articles - In Memoriam (2025) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/4c9536ed-8b0f-449e-a60b-bdec1995160b/eric-ramos-background_CMYK.jpg Articles - In Memoriam (2025) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/5402414b-198f-4ffc-90bf-1159193a031d/Carlton+Ray_CMYK.jpg Articles - In Memoriam (2025) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/595011b0-109d-4ef2-b53e-576a01566ad7/Seu+Ulisses+-+Eduardo+Moody+%281%29_CMYK.jpg Articles - In Memoriam (2025) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/3173e5a3-e4c9-4bb3-9d8d-224c96c3fff5/Wendy+Teas_CMYK.jpg Articles - In Memoriam (2025) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/f6a2b403-748e-4db4-83b6-53f90635a1d0/IMG_2292_CMYK.jpg Articles - In Memoriam (2025) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/editors-note-an-unfinished-symphony monthly 0.5 2025-06-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/05112d78-6143-4f79-b3bf-cd835ad08477/Against+All+Odds.jpg Articles - Editor's Note: An Unfinished Symphony - Make it stand out A hatchling green turtle swims frantically toward the outer reef after emerging on Australia’s Heron Island amid a tropical storm. Hundreds of birds circle overhead, looking for a meal. © Hannah Le Leu https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/the-status-of-sea-turtles-in-the-south-atlantic-ocean monthly 0.5 2025-06-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1749575185420-S4SLV7QQLJ17YNKW1J3W/globe_South_Atlantic.png Articles - The State of Sea Turtles in the South Atlantic Ocean - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/b3f3604d-5a01-4b5c-b0b0-881301b8c450/IMG_2394_CMYK.jpg Articles - The State of Sea Turtles in the South Atlantic Ocean - Make it stand out A loggerhead crawls across the beach in northeast Brazil. Although their population is relatively small, decades of conservation efforts in Brazil have helped make South Atlantic loggerheads one of the world’s least threatened populations. © Fundação Projeto TAMAR https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/4880a3bc-d747-42fc-b1ea-d4216a669f6c/Leatherback+Turtle+on+Beach+with+Sunset_CMYK.jpg Articles - The State of Sea Turtles in the South Atlantic Ocean - Make it stand out A leatherback returns to the sea at sunrise after nesting on Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea, where conservation efforts have been ongoing since 1989. Like most leatherback RMUs, Southeast Atlantic leatherbacks are considered high risk, high threat. © Samuel Riley/Thisiswhyicare.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/b6ca9e77-7442-44df-a802-c4253d1c6c69/Screenshot+2025-06-15+at+1.21.13%E2%80%AFPM.png Articles - The State of Sea Turtles in the South Atlantic Ocean - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/fc63ecc2-68ca-45f5-820d-bb1f512add09/061525_RMUs_South+Atlantic.jpg Articles - The State of Sea Turtles in the South Atlantic Ocean - Make it stand out See the “Atlas User Guide” for definitions and tips for interpreting these figures. Data citations can be downloaded here. https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/how-temperature-determines-sex-in-sea-turtles monthly 0.5 2024-05-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/4558c731-1db1-46b2-8ada-e3ad8b860e1a/DSC_0209.jpg Articles - How Temperature Determines Sex in Sea Turtles - Make it stand out While sea turtles do not care for their offspring, they go to great lengths to select a nest location that will ensure the greatest chance of success for their hatchlings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/9311a628-1eca-44b6-8228-c43a47f627d0/DSC_0160.jpg Articles - How Temperature Determines Sex in Sea Turtles - Make it stand out It’s impossible to tell if this hatchling is male or female by eye, but if we knew its egg’s incubation temperature, we could predict its sex. https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/2024/2/14/sea-turtles-of-the-andaman-and-nicobar-islands monthly 0.5 2024-03-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/8ab2fae8-0bb1-4dc0-91fd-d894efdf3bc1/OliveRidleyTurtle_TDR_22Nov23_89575_BH_CMYK.jpg Articles - Sea Turtles of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands - Make it stand out An olive ridley dines on a sea tomato jellyfish (Crambione mastigophora) in the Kei Islands of Indonesia. © Tui de Roy/Princeton University Press https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/2024/2/14/how-behavioral-science-and-team-beach-can-help-sea-turtles monthly 0.5 2024-03-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/51f99fbb-b363-49c5-9f32-057678277ccd/Kemp%27sRidleyTurtle_TDR_03Jun23_6321B_CMYK.jpg Articles - How Behavioral Science (and Team BEACH) Can Help Sea Turtles - Make it stand out A young boy participates in a hatching release on Colola Beach in Michoacán, Mexico. © Tui de Roy/Princeton University Press https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/2185d8ea-72ed-4fb3-812f-d9f63f78e42f/Screenshot+2024-03-14+at+10.17.17%E2%80%AFAM.png Articles - How Behavioral Science (and Team BEACH) Can Help Sea Turtles - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/2024/2/14/faq-how-deep-do-sea-turtles-dive monthly 0.5 2024-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/4d2dc9b8-7fea-4b23-acf6-8d1340ddb9c4/Q1_SWOT+tagged+lb+from+Upwell+by+Lazaro+Ruda_rdh_1_CMYK.jpg Articles - How Deep Do Sea Turtles Dive? - Make it stand out Researchers watch as a satellite-tagged leatherback hatchling dives into the ocean. 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Source: Yayasan Bali Bersih https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/2024/2/13/the-rise-and-fall-of-green-turtles-and-seagrasses-in-bermuda monthly 0.5 2024-03-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/cd1cc5e8-bbfe-409d-8621-2a6e6f8b2a85/iStock-1341030021-edit_CMYK.jpeg Articles - The Rise and Fall of Green Turtles and Seagrasses in Bermuda - Make it stand out A green turtle swims above seagrass, its primary food, with a remora in tow. © Serge Melesan https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/2024/2/13/lost-years-project-yields-surprises-about-eastern-pacific-hawksbills monthly 0.5 2024-03-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/608fd33b-daba-498a-b04b-325abf6f3c53/DSCN4533_CMYK.jpg Articles - Lost Years Project Yields Surprises About Eastern Pacific Hawksbills - Make it stand out The availability of smaller satellite tags enabled new research on neonate hawksbill turtles in Ecuador, yielding surprises about the turtles’ lost years. © Equilibrio Azul https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/e3283492-432e-45aa-9b62-089eed68f51a/FVE_8552_CMYK.jpg Articles - Lost Years Project Yields Surprises About Eastern Pacific Hawksbills - Make it stand out To learn where newly hatched hawksbill turtles travel, researchers in Ecuador fitted hatchlings with acoustic transmitters and followed them to record their movements. © Equilibrio Azul https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/acting-globally-swot-small-grants-2022 monthly 0.5 2023-03-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/b9a12a0b-d15f-4440-a2ab-e50320897b1f/Miavana+by+Time+%2B+Tide+93_RGB.jpg Articles - Acting Globally: SWOT Small Grants 2022 - Make it stand out The Time + Tide Foundation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/a588729d-4a1a-4320-89c4-7c90b53c25c1/FB_IMG_1668090379627_RGB.jpg Articles - Acting Globally: SWOT Small Grants 2022 - Make it stand out West Africa Sea Turtle Conservation Network (WASTCON) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/9b797611-c656-4767-bd06-c5a28a41807f/Volunteer+Training_RGB.jpg Articles - Acting Globally: SWOT Small Grants 2022 - Make it stand out Environmental Awareness Group https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/bf8f7253-fad4-4822-9a9f-6cf69c495db4/IMG_1238_RGB.jpg Articles - Acting Globally: SWOT Small Grants 2022 - Make it stand out Sea Turtle Recovery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/c9340db6-2e3f-4f05-8436-eb4920fb2104/unnamed3_RGB.jpg Articles - Acting Globally: SWOT Small Grants 2022 - Make it stand out César Paúl Ley-Quiñónez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/ec771e3f-ccff-43e2-9ce7-5fb259199987/Kemps_RGB.jpg Articles - Acting Globally: SWOT Small Grants 2022 - Make it stand out New York Marine Rescue Center (NYMRC) https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/are-sea-turtles-getting-smaller monthly 0.5 2023-03-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/a815ad37-2a0a-43ca-9d9e-84032178e537/Unknown_v2_RGB.jpg Articles - Are Sea Turtles Getting Smaller? - Make it stand out An undergraduate intern measures a loggerhead after nesting in the Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge, Florida, U.S.A., as part of the long-term research project led by the University of Central Florida Marine Turtle Research Group. Loggerheads and green turtles nesting in the refuge have decreased in average size since monitoring began in 1982. Image taken while conducting permitted research under FL-MTP 171 & 186. © Gustavo Stahelin https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/fishers-and-turtles-navigate-the-same-waters monthly 0.5 2023-03-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/9f7967a8-f1c2-4a81-9803-d5dd4d05ac57/IMG_20211116_111852_RGB.jpg Articles - Fishers and Turtles Navigate the Same Waters - Make it stand out Crew members aboard the vessel El Minero hold the first loggerhead rescued as part of the S.O.S Caretta project. © HyT Association https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/7163ddec-ac7d-4260-a2f9-092a7584a6e6/Adelina_RGB.jpg Articles - Fishers and Turtles Navigate the Same Waters - Make it stand out Adelina, a loggerhead turtle rescued by the S.O.S Caretta project, heads back to sea with a satellite tracker on its carapace. © HyT Association https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/faq-what-are-the-natural-predators-of-sea-turtles monthly 0.5 2024-08-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/bbe310e4-055e-4a99-8cb0-439107fb4d2f/SeagullTurtleJakeWiltonPhoto_RGB.jpg Articles - What are the Natural Predators of Sea Turtles? - Make it stand out Sea turtles have many natural predators throughout their life cycles, and are especially vulnerable as hatchlings. © Jake Wilton https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/a-new-coat-of-paint-for-sea-turtle-rmus monthly 0.5 2023-03-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/f852b923-8d52-44a3-841b-20cea6487efc/doug-perrine-003534-edit_RGB.jpg Articles - A New Coat of Paint for Sea Turtle RMUs - Make it stand out An olive ridley turtle swims in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Costa Rica. © Doug Perinne https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/3fa76f2b-8bdd-4127-a260-42ba7ecbc70a/RMUs_Unknown_RGB.jpg Articles - A New Coat of Paint for Sea Turtle RMUs - Make it stand out A male loggerhead turtle swims off the coast of Zakynthos island in Greece. © Kostas Papafitsoros https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/b7ef0d24-1363-4795-8376-6b07536aa43a/SWOT_XVIII_RMU_DRAFT_FINAL_20230216.jpg Articles - A New Coat of Paint for Sea Turtle RMUs - Make it stand out Forty-eight regional management units (RMUs) for six sea turtle species were recently updated by the IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC) Marine Turtle Specialist Group and Oceanic Society. From the original RMU analysis published in 2010, 11 of these have remained unchanged, 2 have been removed (the flatback was not included in this analysis), and the rest were modified on the basis of new data. RMUs may overlap (lined areas) but are anchored to nesting sites where females share a common genetic lineage and the best-known in-water distributions for those subpopulations. Putative RMUs (dark gray) were created as placeholders in cases where in-water distributions are poorly known. https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/decolonizing-sea-turtle-conservation monthly 0.5 2023-03-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/84611270-5e96-4df1-b56b-2713ac732756/LeatherbackTurtle_TDR_26Aug22_8697_RGB.jpg Articles - Decolonizing Sea Turtle Conservation - Make it stand out Community-led efforts from the village of Grande Riviere on Trinidad’s north coast safeguard daytime hatching turtles to release them after sunset, when avian predators (vultures and frigatebirds) are absent. © Tui De Roy / Roving Tortoise Photos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/c46851c4-07f2-4f85-8a38-3635f26ff3dd/001041-01_RGB.jpg Articles - Decolonizing Sea Turtle Conservation - Make it stand out © Neil Ever Osborne https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/3dbca5f8-5e48-477e-a06b-75fb3fd6d1ab/SWOT_XVIII_Researcher_Migration_FINAL_20230223.jpg Articles - Decolonizing Sea Turtle Conservation - Make it stand out Arrow colors indicate whether the migrations originated in “in transition and developing” or “developed” countries (per World Economic Situations and Prospects 2022). Arrow size indicates the number of migrations per pathway. https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/whats-holding-back-the-leatherback monthly 0.5 2023-03-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/21aef97d-0bfc-483a-a205-aaa97643fd82/Unknown_SF+Opener_RGB.jpg Articles - What's Holding Back the Leatherback? - Make it stand out A leatherback hatchling swims away from shore after leaving the beach. After decades of research, there are still many unanswered questions about the leatherback’s conservation status. © Ben J. Hicks / benjhicks.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/67ca0ad2-1ab7-4a96-97f7-f0370ebcdff7/MM7963_110520__012181A_RGB.jpg Articles - What's Holding Back the Leatherback? - Make it stand out Leatherback sea turtle feeds on a pyrosome off the Azores in the North Atlantic Ocean. © Brian Skerry; https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/50764926-a77f-406d-a228-cdc6e67dc95c/LeatherbackTurtle_TDR_13May22_2932_RGB.jpg Articles - What's Holding Back the Leatherback? - Make it stand out A leatherback takes a deep breath while nesting at Grande Riviere on the northern coast of Trinidad. © Tui De Roy / Roving Tortoise Photos https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/heat-sensing-drones-open-new-frontiers monthly 0.5 2023-03-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/10593fdb-d995-4cde-b337-5eb200f0bf4f/JohanOrtiz_ThermalDrone_RGB.jpg Articles - Heat-Sensing Drones Open New Frontiers - Make it stand out Certified drone pilot and local community member, Johan Ortiz García, flies a drone outfitted with thermal infrared sensors over Piro Beach, Costa Rica. © Andy Whitworth; https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/a831acef-52b5-4bbd-a46b-c030100e8339/OliveRidley_ThermalDrone_RGB.jpg Articles - Heat-Sensing Drones Open New Frontiers - Make it stand out The lights from a passing drone can be seen patrolling the beach while an olive ridley nests under the cover of darkness on Piro Beach, Costa Rica. © Andy Whitworth https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/2adb8b5e-b745-4d2b-bea9-2e98e35b84f5/Emerging+turtle_thermaldrone_RGB.jpg Articles - Heat-Sensing Drones Open New Frontiers - Make it stand out An image captured using a drone’s thermal infrared sensors shows an olive ridley emerging from the sea with its track visible behind it. © Osa Conservation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/ad243be7-e147-449a-98e6-a613e643bce6/Seaturtle_thermaldrone_RGB.jpg Articles - Heat-Sensing Drones Open New Frontiers - Make it stand out An image captured using a drone’s thermal infrared sensors shows an olive ridley emerging from the sea with its track visible behind it. © Osa Conservation https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/welcome-to-planet-leatherback monthly 0.5 2023-03-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/401bcaf3-4509-4667-85ef-220b37119ee2/KEI251119J0019_RGB.jpg Articles - Welcome to Planet Leatherback - Make it stand out A leatherback dives in the clear waters of Maluku, Indonesia. Leatherbacks inhabit vast oceanic ranges—more so than any other turtle species—as evident in the maps in this article. © Jason Isley / Scubazoo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/4e08852b-4522-4535-980e-13abcb422b3d/SWOT_XVIII_DC_Telemetry_FINAL_20230223_RGB.png Articles - Welcome to Planet Leatherback - Make it stand out Satellite telemetry data are represented as polygons that are colored according to the number of locations within each hexagon. Darker colors represent a higher number of locations, which can indicate that a high number of tracked turtles were present in that location or that turtles spent a lot of time in that location. Telemetry data are displayed as given by the providers, with minimal processing to remove locations on land and visual outliers, and represent almost 150,000 animal locations. Some tracks are raw Argos or GPS locations, whereas others have been more extensively filtered or modeled. For details on datasets and providers, please see the complete data citations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/236c1e2d-6665-4906-8ce9-1ec0d541f5a1/SWOT_XVIII_DC_All_Biogeography_FINAL_20230223_Legend_B.jpg Articles - Welcome to Planet Leatherback - Make it stand out The maps above display available nesting and satellite telemetry data for leatherback sea turtles. The data include 988 nesting sites and 321 satellite tags, compiled through a literature review and provided directly to SWOT by data contributors worldwide. For metadata and information about data sources, see the data citations. Nesting sites are represented by orange dots scaled according to their relative nesting abundance in the most recent year for which data are available. Black squares represent nesting sites for which data are older than 10 years, data are unquantified, or the nest count for the most recent year was given as zero. For the purposes of uniformity, all types of nesting counts (e.g., number of nesting females, number of crawls) were converted to number of clutches as needed. Conversion factors ranged from 4.1 to 6.4 clutches per female and 0.75 to 0.9 crawls per clutch. Satellite telemetry data are represented as polygons that are colored according to the number of locations within each hexagon. Darker colors represent a higher number of locations, which can indicate that a high number of tracked turtles were present in that location or that turtles spent a lot of time in that location. Telemetry data are displayed as given by the providers, with minimal processing to remove locations on land and visual outliers, and represent almost 150,000 animal locations. Some tracks are raw Argos or GPS locations, whereas others have been more extensively filtered or modeled. We are grateful to all of the data contributors and projects that participated in this effort. For details, please see the complete data citations. https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/in-memoriam-2023 monthly 0.5 2023-03-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/ac07fe77-34c8-4d91-a4c4-b8735cc4781d/Demetropoulos_313177940_10159866456526328_4466430204400891546_n_RGB.jpg Articles - In Memoriam (2023) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/753cec4b-0049-484d-be41-c6b75c397984/Donaghue_RGB.jpg Articles - In Memoriam (2023) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/56666ba7-df42-4a85-bffc-85b59d1e90c6/Marcel+Collet+Gorges_RGB.jpg Articles - In Memoriam (2023) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/b71cc902-a196-4c46-92e3-2ed7ebe68222/Puleloa_RGB.jpg Articles - In Memoriam (2023) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/a87b2c82-b4d3-45db-93f1-1936871fc35c/Jim+Stevenson_RGB.jpg Articles - In Memoriam (2023) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/81c64a61-6efa-4b77-8916-104071064abc/ricky-talipatu_RGB.jpg Articles - In Memoriam (2023) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/editors-note-considering-the-sea-turtle-umwelt monthly 0.5 2023-03-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/0d04178c-90cd-48c8-8802-b6e38c7a7f74/Unknown_RGB.jpg Articles - Editor's Note: Considering the Sea Turtle Umwelt - Make it stand out A green turtle swims over the seafloor in Florida, U.S.A. © Ben J. Hicks / benjhicks.com https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/faq-how-do-sea-turtle-sense-their-environment monthly 0.5 2024-05-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/68709def-ae46-4bfa-9693-da8f8deedf27/doug-perrine-036870-edit_RGB.jpg Articles - How Do Sea Turtles Sense Their Environment? - Make it stand out A flatback turtle, endemic to Australia, rises toward the surface to breathe. Scientists continue to learn more about how sea turtles sense their environment, from what they see and smell to how they feel pain. © Doug Perrine https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/minimum-data-standards-perform-to-the-maximum monthly 0.5 2023-03-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/9e647965-751c-498d-9d98-72580c368bb7/LeatherbackTurtle_TDR_07May22_0785_RGB.jpg Articles - Minimum Data Standards Perform to the Maximum - Make it stand out An aerial view shows a large number of turtle tracks covering a nesting beach. SWOT’s Minimum Data Standards for Nesting Beach Monitoring provides guidance for effective nesting beach monitoring under a wide range of circumstances. © Tui De Roy / Roving Tortoise Photos https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/global-patterns-and-impacts-of-illegal-sea-turtle-take monthly 0.5 2022-11-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1599250748573-9UALN6XOMG9RWBLAKFXI/Hainan%2Btrade%2B4_CMYK.jpg Articles - Expert Q&A: Global Patterns and Impacts of Illegal Sea Turtle Take - Make it stand out An illegal Chinese fishing vessel with 397 dead turtles aboard was seized in East Kalimantan, Indonesia, in May 2007. The captain of the boat was later sentenced to 4 years in prison by the Tarakan Court in East Kalimantan, and 22 members of the vessel’s crew were deported to China. © WWF-TNC Joint Marine Program, Berau https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/hawksbills-the-most-beautiful-of-sea-turtles monthly 0.5 2024-08-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/ddb14869-7a7a-4983-ad0e-d3391638b0c7/%28Low+Res%29+Hawksbill+Sea+Turtle+Sunset.jpg Articles - Hawksbills: The Most Beautiful of Sea Turtles - Make it stand out A hawksbill turtle surfaces at sunset on the Great Barrier Reef as a group of Black Noddies flies overhead. © Jordan Robins Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/09a6bcb9-ae28-4361-986e-67ef6df6f9ce/Hawksbill_IMG_0645_PS1_H.SAUVIGNET.jpg Articles - Hawksbills: The Most Beautiful of Sea Turtles - Make it stand out A hawksbill turtle hovers above the reef. Larger hawksbills are seen on the coral reefs outside of the lagoon in Europa National Natural Reserve, Eparses Islands, France, Indian Ocean. © H. Sauvignet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/eee14da9-2bff-4081-bbd6-86f0fa34cecf/Hawksbill_IMG_2800_PS1_H.SAUVIGNET.jpg Articles - Hawksbills: The Most Beautiful of Sea Turtles - Make it stand out Mangrove channels provide habitat for juvenile hawksbill turtles in the lagoon of Europa National Natural Reserve, Eparses Islands, France, Indian Ocean. © H. Sauvignet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/ec71de83-5405-46b2-a59e-ab600fb615c5/SWOT_XVII_Hawksbill_Biogeography_Final_V1-crop.jpg Articles - Hawksbills: The Most Beautiful of Sea Turtles - Make it stand out Nesting Biogeography of Hawksbill Turtles (2022). For data sources and other metadata, see the complete data citations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/61a0f51b-996b-4308-a5ac-5e25ca867aac/SWOT_XVII_Hawksbill_Telemetry_Final_V2_20220615.jpg Articles - Hawksbills: The Most Beautiful of Sea Turtles - Make it stand out Global Hawksbill Turtle Satellite Telemetry (2022). For data sources and other metadata, see the complete data citations. https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/inorganic-pollutants-and-sea-turtles monthly 0.5 2022-06-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/27f297cc-dfab-47f9-b921-2f772c40476e/olive-ridley-arribada-la-escobilla-mexico-tui-de-roy.jpg Articles - Time to Sound the Alarm on the Silent Threat of Inorganic Pollutants - Make it stand out The Día de los Muertos (October 31) 2021 arribada at Playa Escobilla, Oaxaca, Mexico photographed as part of a global project led by photographer Tui De Roy for a coffee table book about sea turtles to be published by Princeton University Press in 2024. © Tui de Roy / Roving Tortoise Photos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/24440027-32d5-4ff1-ae9e-50a9afb282c6/SWOT17_Toxicology+Map_A2.png Articles - Time to Sound the Alarm on the Silent Threat of Inorganic Pollutants - Make it stand out Sea Turtle Toxicology Sampling Overview. This map shows the locations and types of published toxicological studies involving sea turtles. The map has been developed from a review of 110 publications from 2000 to present; see the complete data sources here. Note that most studies have been on blood from live sea turtles—mostly greens, but also from loggerheads and olive ridleys. Sea turtle populations in some parts of the world have never been sampled, including many in Africa, the Indian Ocean, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia. Only a small number of studies have ever collected samples from Kemp’s ridley, flatback, leatherback, and hawksbill turtles. https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/genetic-tools-for-sea-turtle-conservation monthly 0.5 2022-06-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/c70c825f-2124-4537-b7af-f5031058545d/flatback-underwater-doug-perrine.jpg Articles - Genetic Tools for Sea Turtle Conservation - Make it stand out A flatback turtle in Australia. Researchers have identified seven genetically distinct flatback management units. © Doug Perrine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/448db4c3-904a-45f5-b13a-a5de52ffb009/flatback-turtle-blood-sample-doug-perrine.jpg Articles - Genetic Tools for Sea Turtle Conservation - Make it stand out A researcher draws a blood sample from a flatback turtle on Curtis Island, Queensland, Australia. Tools for genetic analysis have both advanced and become vastly cheaper in recent years, making detailed genetic studies much more feasible than before. © Doug Perrine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/246ef26e-fe9f-4a3d-bc9d-4d2315ae186f/swot_xvii_genetic_stocks_FINAL_V1_20220609_loggerhead.jpg Articles - Genetic Tools for Sea Turtle Conservation - Make it stand out Loggerhead turtle management units. Of 805 documented nesting sites, 62 rookeries have been genetically sampled, and 26 MUs have been identified. Undersampled regions include the Northeast Indian Ocean. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/44f991a8-d66d-4e9f-aa03-b2c113754c00/swot_xvii_genetic_stocks_FINAL_V1_20220609_green.jpg Articles - Genetic Tools for Sea Turtle Conservation - Make it stand out Green turtle management units. Of 1,568 documented nesting sites, 164 rookeries have been genetically sampled, and 76 MUs have been identified. Undersampled regions include parts of Southeast Asia, the Red Sea, the Northeast Indian Ocean, East Africa, and the East Pacific. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/87ae3492-961f-4630-b975-5b86a6271fb9/swot_xvii_genetic_stocks_FINAL_V1_20220609_leatherback.jpg Articles - Genetic Tools for Sea Turtle Conservation - Make it stand out Leatherback turtle management units. Of 889 documented nesting sites, 26 rookeries have been genetically sampled, and nine MUs have been identified. Undersampled regions include parts of Southeast Asia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/43eba86f-146a-4377-8afc-e7be585750db/swot_xvii_genetic_stocks_FINAL_V1_20220609_hawkbill.jpg Articles - Genetic Tools for Sea Turtle Conservation - Make it stand out Hawksbill turtle management units. Of 1,650 documented nesting sites, 72 rookeries have been genetically sampled, and 30 MUs have been identified. Undersampled regions include West Africa, the Red Sea, the North Indian Ocean, Southeast Asia, and the Southwest Pacific. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/d535c692-b07b-483f-a61f-21e86987695f/swot_xvii_genetic_stocks_FINAL_V1_20220609_olive.jpg Articles - Genetic Tools for Sea Turtle Conservation - Make it stand out Olive ridley turtle management units. Of 494 documented nesting sites, 33 rookeries have been genetically sampled, and 17 MUs have been identified. Undersampled regions include the northeast coast of South America, West India, Pakistan, and Southeast Asia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/92df696b-f17e-4d7d-a447-c1907c14ed10/swot_xvii_genetic_stocks_FINAL_V1_20220609_kemps.jpg Articles - Genetic Tools for Sea Turtle Conservation - Make it stand out Kemp’s ridley turtle management units. Of 67 documented nesting sites, 9 rookeries have been genetically sampled, and one MU has been identified. Undersampled regions include the Southern Gulf of Mexico. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/5b45acf9-3d9a-40c6-9cb4-ecbf3daf480c/swot_xvii_genetic_stocks_FINAL_V1_20220609_flatback.jpg Articles - Genetic Tools for Sea Turtle Conservation - Make it stand out Flatback turtle management units. Of 225 documented nesting sites, 17 rookeries have been genetically sampled, and seven MUs have been identified. Undersampled regions include Northeast Arnhem Land, Australia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/0d21f091-ac7a-41a3-8b6e-044522fbd206/swot_xvii_genetic_stocks_FINAL_V1_20220609_legend.jpg Articles - Genetic Tools for Sea Turtle Conservation - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/moving-beyond-parachute-science-in-the-sea-turtle-community monthly 0.5 2022-06-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/8136bc84-d75b-42a3-9b66-a3cec951c976/2018-11-Costa-Rica-430.jpg Articles - Moving Beyond Parachute Science in the Sea Turtle Community - Make it stand out Parachute science is when researchers “drop in” to marginalized locations to conduct research, travel back home to analyze data and samples, and then publish results with little or no involvement of local researchers or community members. © Brian J. Hutchinson https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/cabo-verde-sea-turtles-in-abundance monthly 0.5 2022-07-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/5ea53af8-638b-4a76-950b-9ceac2740953/loggerhead-sea-turtle-cabo-verde.jpg Articles - Cabo Verde: Sea Turtles "In Abundance" - Make it stand out A loggerhead turtle in Cabo Verde. Loggerheads are the most abundant turtle species found in Cabo Verde and the focus of a wide range of conservation programs. © Adilson Ramos / Project Biodiversity https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/dd70cdd5-fd2d-4a9e-93e6-17aa651ad345/swot_xvii_cabo_verde_v4_20220601.jpg Articles - Cabo Verde: Sea Turtles "In Abundance" - Make it stand out Map showing major loggerhead nesting sites in Cabo Verde. Data are presented by island, and may consist of multiple nesting beaches per island. For complete data sources, see the data citations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/c7878a33-4e06-4e38-8443-6b4fcc56250e/b88e06af-12e1-4103-85d5-b5ad3895d059.jpg Articles - Cabo Verde: Sea Turtles "In Abundance" - Make it stand out A thermal image taken by drone reveals feral dogs near a nesting loggerhead. © Project Biodiversity https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/bi7-update-defining-guidelines-for-important-marine-turtle-areas monthly 0.5 2022-06-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/3652b2a4-8fb5-4ad1-9b01-c4ba27945b82/DSC04571.jpg Articles - Burning Issues 7 Update: Defining Guidelines for Important Marine Turtle Areas - Make it stand out A Kemp’s ridley hatchling makes its way to the sea at Padre Island National Seashore, Texas, U.S.A. © Kyle Christensen / @bluelifewild https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/e9ed3ba2-dfbe-4db6-96e8-fa186a160c90/Screen+Shot+2022-06-15+at+12.45.29+PM.png Articles - Burning Issues 7 Update: Defining Guidelines for Important Marine Turtle Areas - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/why-are-french-guiana-leatherbacks-declining monthly 0.5 2022-06-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/5df7e065-abda-4426-9c47-a5c3c0f591eb/leatherback-turtle-Montjoly-French-Guiana-%28c%29+Guillaume+Feuillet.jpg Articles - Why Are French Guiana Leatherbacks Declining? - Make it stand out A leatherback turtle comes ashore to nest in Remire-Montjoly, French Guiana. Leatherback turtles have declined dramatically in French Guiana since 2001. © Guillaume Feuillet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/d59c4c42-1331-4436-9b03-b0e0e3f4af2e/SWOT17_French+Guiana+Leatherbacks_v1.png Articles - Why Are French Guiana Leatherbacks Declining? - Make it stand out Graph showing leatherback nests recorded on French Guiana’s eastern (light blue line) and western (dark blue line) beaches from 2001 to 2021. Figure courtesy of the authors. https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/faq-what-can-i-do-to-help-sea-turtles monthly 0.5 2024-05-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/81beb6f9-1c7b-4349-b057-92e7ec6d83b7/DSC05520.jpg Articles - What Can I Do to Help Sea Turtles? - Make it stand out Wherever you live, sea turtles and the threats they face are closer than you might think. 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Fisheries interactions are implicated in the decline of Caribbean leatherback populations. © Ocean Spirits Inc. / www.oceanspirits.org https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/why-are-lights-on-the-beach-bad-for-sea-turtles monthly 0.5 2024-05-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/9de6e0bc-7893-41d2-ba4a-461324b9cb1c/DSC_0611.jpg Articles - Why Are Lights on the Beach Bad for Sea Turtles? - Make it stand out A leatherback nests in front of a hotel on Grande Riviere beach, Trinidad. When not properly managed, artificial lighting can significantly impact nesting and hatching turtles. © Ashleigh Bandimere https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/new-technology-tackles-tortoiseshell-trade monthly 0.5 2022-06-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/e639f954-7f33-4ee9-a171-920e4b5a2fed/SEE%2BShell%2BPromo%2BInsta%2BPost%2B%28Facebook%2BCover%29.png Articles - New Technology Uses Machine Learning to Tackle Tortoiseshell Trade - Make it stand out The SEE Shell app uses machine learning to evaluate images of suspected tortoiseshell products and to determine whether they are made of genuine or faux material. https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/tackling-light-pollution-lessons-from-puerto-rico monthly 0.5 2022-06-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/f367704b-7441-4ee8-9efb-be0dbaa5d7be/IMG-20220414-WA0060.jpg Articles - Tackling Light Pollution: Lessons from Puerto Rico - Make it stand out A leatherback turtle nests on Ocean Park Beach in San Juan, Puerto Rico. 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Expert Q&A - Make it stand out © Emily Duncan https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/2021/6/16/how-do-sea-turtles-navigate-in-the-ocean monthly 0.5 2024-05-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/ed9b7259-f67e-424e-9c24-fba5070f3645/Belize_frame00004.JPEG Articles - How Do Sea Turtles Navigate in the the Ocean? - Make it stand out Sea turtles are born with the remarkable ability to use Earth’s magnetic field to navigate across the vast ocean. © Ben Hamilton https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/2021/6/16/why-do-sea-turtles-bask monthly 0.5 2023-10-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1623791177540-XB5NW1VKQU1WNO7Y7GKE/basking-sea-turtle-galapagos-%C2%A9ThomasPeschak_CMYK.jpg Articles - Why Do Sea Turtles Bask? - Make it stand out Galapagos Islands, Ecuador – Although the Galapagos is at the equator, the oceanography, especially in the western islands, brings cold waters and extreme climate conditions for both mammals and reptiles. On a remote beach on Fernandina Island, green turtles emerge from the cold waters to bask in the warming sun while at the same time sea lions seek respite in the cool surf from the terrestrial heat. This photo highlights the extremes a marine reptile and marine mammal have to go to so that they can survive the Galápagos Islands unique and challenging climatic conditions. © Thomas P. Peschak https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/olive-ridleys-the-quirky-turtles-that-conquered-the-world monthly 0.5 2024-02-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1623355246361-8KFFO9IKG55OF52IJ5FM/09_DJI_0175%C2%A9ThomasPeschak.jpg Articles - Olive Ridleys: The Quirky Turtles that Conquered the World - Make it stand out Ostional, Costa Rica – To an untrained eye, this may look like a shot taken from the beach of hundreds of sea turtle hatchlings. In fact, it was taken from hundreds of feet in the air. A drone, coupled with a slow shutter speed, provided a unique and different perspective of what is a well documented and often-photographed event. © Thomas P. Peschak [See more images and stories by Tom Peschak here] https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1623355696277-Z27578IWUWWK0GIRPERN/267A9639Lower.jpg Articles - Olive Ridleys: The Quirky Turtles that Conquered the World - Make it stand out Olive ridley turtles mate off the coast of the Osa Peninsula in Costa Rica. © Philip Hamilton Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1623355337751-4F5AKEARZSGIG6QQODIT/7_Hi-Res.jpg Articles - Olive Ridleys: The Quirky Turtles that Conquered the World - Make it stand out A local resident watches an arribada nester at the Rushikulya rookery in Odisha, India. © Arghya Adhikary https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1623851946850-L6WOGAGYYJQAS1ES66I2/SWOT16_Olive+Ridley+Arribada+Trends+Map.jpg Articles - Olive Ridleys: The Quirky Turtles that Conquered the World - Make it stand out Map: Status of Olive Ridley Arribada Populations This map shows the locations and trends or statuses of arribada nesting populations. Trends were calculated using data from the past 10 years. If data from the past 10 years were not available, the status of the population was categorized as “unknown” and is represented by a gray dot. Increasing trends are represented by yellow dots, stable trends by purple dots, and populations that historically nested in arribada events but no longer do are categorized as “historical” and are represented by a blue dot. Dots are scaled to their relative nesting abundance, the values for which were calculated from the average number of clutches for the years available. Data and sources are listed here under their respective beach names with the exception of Playón de Mismaloya, which is a combination of four nesting beaches (Mismaloya–sección El Playón, La Gloria, Playa Majahuas, and Chalacatepec). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1623354371868-OXQB1ROOJ6630ADVAPIQ/SWOT_XVI_olive_ridley_biogeography_FINAL_V2_20210531.jpg Articles - Olive Ridleys: The Quirky Turtles that Conquered the World - Make it stand out Map: Biogeography of Olive Ridley Sea Turtles The map above displays available nesting and satellite telemetry data for olive ridley sea turtles. The data include 774 nesting sites and 283 satellite tags, compiled through a literature review and provided directly to SWOT by data contributors worldwide. For metadata and information about data sources, see the complete data citations here. Solitary (non-arribada) nesting sites are represented by green dots and arribada sites by purple dots, both of which are scaled according to their relative nesting abundance in the most recent year for which data are available. Black squares represent nesting sites for which data are older than 10 years, data are unquantified, or the nest count for the most recent year was given as zero. For the purposes of uniformity, all types of nesting counts (e.g., number of nesting females, number of crawls) were converted to number of clutches as needed. Conversion factors were as follows: a ratio of 3.00 nests to each nesting female in the East Pacific, 1.40 nests to each nesting female in the Wider Caribbean and Southwest Atlantic, and 2.20 nests to each nesting female in all other regions, plus a ratio of 0.74 nests for every crawl in all regions. Satellite telemetry data are represented as polygons that are colored according to the number of locations. Darker colors represent a higher number of locations, which can indicate that a high number of tracked turtles were present in that location or that turtles spent a lot of time in that location. Telemetry data are displayed as given by the providers, with minimal processing to remove locations on land and visual outliers. As such, some tracks are raw Argos or GPS locations, whereas others have been more extensively filtered or modeled. We are grateful to all of the data contributors and projects that participated in this effort. https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/swot-report-16-stories-from-behind-the-lens-of-thomas-peschak monthly 0.5 2021-06-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1623778211671-D71APWJSGCHKIZWBEJH5/03_DSC0374b%C2%A9ThomasPeschak_CMYK.jpg Articles - Sea Turtle Stories From Behind the Lens of Thomas Peschak - Make it stand out Farmer’s Cay, Bahamas – Before this shoot, my perception of green turtles was of a regal, elegant, and serene species, but here I witnessed a totally different reality. When green turtles are this numerous and there is fresh food to compete for, the façade of serenity falls away, and surprisingly assertive predators are revealed. It was astounding to see the speed and agility with which the turtles darted around snapped up conch fishing discards. I wanted to capture this frenetic chaos, so I waited until dusk, and reduced my shutter speed to translate the kinetic energy of the scene into blurs of motion. © Thomas P. Peschak https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1623778397228-FI2HB5H1D1KQOSLNOAP7/32_049Arabian+Seas%C2%A9Thomas+P.+Peschak_CMYK.jpg Articles - Sea Turtle Stories From Behind the Lens of Thomas Peschak - Make it stand out Dubai, UAE – Because hawksbills are critically endangered, each individual is vital to the population, which is why the rescue and rehabilitation center in Dubai is so important. Cold-stunned animals that strand on the beach are transported to one of the world’s most luxurious hotels, where they are nursed back to health. Later they are released right in front of the Burj Al Arab hotel, one of the most iconic buildings in the world. By combining an endangered animal with a famous landmark, this rare photograph depicts an unusual and contrasting juxtaposition of an ancient animal with the ultra-modern human footprint. © Thomas P. Peschak https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1623778452314-20AEPCB272LK47NJXS8L/01_DSC4966%C2%A9ThomasPeschak_CMYK.jpg Articles - Sea Turtle Stories From Behind the Lens of Thomas Peschak - Make it stand out Farmer’s Cay, Bahamas – Jeremy Jackson’s paper “Reefs Since Columbus” references a description from one of Christopher Columbus’s voyages in the Caribbean in which green turtles were so numerous that his crew could walk to shore on their backs. I wanted to pay homage to this historical datum about Caribbean greens by re-creating a modern visual of that description. While researching locations, I discovered a fledgling ecotourism project where green turtles flock to docks where conch fishermen clean and discard bits of their catch. I was not disappointed—there was a swarm of green turtles around the docks, and as I lined up my shots from the water, it wasn’t difficult to imagine what the Caribbean may have looked like in the 1400s. © Thomas P. Peschak https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1623778494565-AM0MWA6UMHAGLLOR4VIQ/11_03__DSC7956%C2%A9Thomas+P.+Peschak_CMYK.jpg Articles - Sea Turtle Stories From Behind the Lens of Thomas Peschak - Make it stand out Crab Island, Australia – I became obsessed with documenting flatbacks on this rarely photographed, remote, prehistoric island. Upon arriving, I quickly learned why so few photos of the place exist. The landscape is harsh—the sand flies, which swarm you in brutal heat of the day, are replaced by mosquitos at sunset. And although escaping the buggy heat for a dip in the ocean is tempting, the insects are preferable to the saltwater crocodiles that swarm the island during sea turtle nesting season. Early on, I decided I wanted to include these dead, ghostly trees in my photo, but it took nearly the entire two weeks for a turtle to nest there. While shooting long exposures in pitch darkness was concerning, it was also exhilarating to know that crocs were watching me and that I was sharing the beach with two ancient reptiles. I will forever be grateful to the indigenous rangers of the Apudthama Land Trust for keeping me safe while camping on the island. © Thomas P. Peschak https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1623778558815-203QN75TY3XDHH2IZK1I/21_DSC4053%C2%A9Thomas+P.+Peschak_CMYK.jpg Articles - Sea Turtle Stories From Behind the Lens of Thomas Peschak - Make it stand out Kei Islands, Indonesia – I wanted to capture what could be perceived as a gory and sad event, but in a way that didn’t lead my audience toward any unfair conclusions. Thus, I chose to tell this story with artful subtlety instead, emphasizing the intricate relationship between the hunter and the turtle. A brutal scene played out above the surface, but underwater I was struck by the intimacy of the synchronized movements of the leatherback and its captor, blood delicately leaking from the harpoon wound in its carapace. This hunt, which was once sustainable, forces us to think about the thin line between preserving cultural rituals and finding sustainable alternatives. © Thomas P. Peschak https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1623778592718-B5XSGJ3LLWDOU9DS7I5H/25_01__DSC5694%C2%A9Thomas+P.+Peschak_CMYK.jpg Articles - Sea Turtle Stories From Behind the Lens of Thomas Peschak - Make it stand out Arnhem Land, Australia – I had not set out to photograph indigenous rock art in Australia, but when I picked up a tourist book from the 1980s and the page opened to an old photo of sea turtle cave paintings, I was captivated. Finding the location was not so simple, however. After many wild goose chases through the bush, an anthropologist connected us with an aboriginal community in Northern Australia. Aboriginal elders Ida Mamarika and her husband Christopher Maminyama led us to a remote cave whose walls and ceilings were covered in marine-themed frescoes. After talking with them at length about their connection to sea turtles, I abandoned my original plan of photographing just the art and instead made this image to celebrate the story that became as much about the people as the paintings. © Thomas P. 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Projeto Tamar’s workforce was cut by two-thirds during the initial days of the COVID-19 pandemic. © Fundação Projeto Tamar https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/swot-report-16-what-makes-a-sea-turtle monthly 0.5 2022-06-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1623775797449-NFX2Z4LSJLO2PZMKSB3S/AQ4I1043LeatherbackSeaTurtleTrinidad2019_CMYK.jpg Articles - What Makes a Sea Turtle? - Make it stand out A leatherback hatchling crawls to sea on Grande Riviere Beach, Trinidad. © Ben J. 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Given that, it was surprising how warmly I was welcomed into the community. I wanted to make a picture that reflected the direct link between sea turtles and the community, so I adjusted my altitude by perching on a ladder. Thereby I framed the shot so that the people and turtles occupied the same space, with neither species dominating the other. © Thomas P. 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The Northwest Atlantic Leatherback Regional Management Unit (RMU) in orange (Wallace, et al., 2010), to which this turtle is thought to belong, and the site where the turtle stranded in Denmark (black pin). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1605633662786-LU7MWRBI7SJCMLKIXB8P/img_3990.jpeg Articles - Leatherback Turtle Found in Denmark – Normal or Anomaly? https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/will-gps-turtle-eggs-save-sea-turtles-from-illegal-harvest monthly 0.5 2020-11-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1605204786275-6G3RS63G7IONEP3VUWI4/DSC_0004.jpg Articles - Will GPS Turtle Eggs ‘Save’ Sea Turtles from Illegal Harvest? Expert Q&A. 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(2011) Global conservation priorities for marine turtles, PLoS ONE 6(9): e24510. doi:10.1371/journal. pone.0024510. Average remigration intervals by species were used to estimate total numbers of adult females, and an assumed 3:1 sex ratio allowed for estimation of total numbers of adult males. These abundance estimates were generated for illustrative purposes only and should be interpreted accordingly. https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/editors-note-no-sea-turtle-is-an-island monthly 0.5 2021-05-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1584546588548-3SQOFRJQJ3SHCLTHLZTW/_SUN7646_CMYK.jpg Articles - Editor's Note: No Sea Turtle is an Island A Nazca booby rests on the back of an olive ridley turtle who simultaneously provides shelter to small fish from airborne predators in Costa Rican waters. © Dhritiman Mukherjee https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/2020/2/25/do-sea-turtles-see-the-light-developing-solar-powered-illuminated-nets-to-reduce-sea-turtle-bycatch monthly 0.5 2020-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1582907104210-UVLFY49LQR1SOZCSF2D0/0R7A7681_CMYK.jpg Articles - Do Sea Turtles See the Light? Developing Solar-Powered Illuminated Nets to Reduce Sea Turtle Bycatch Fisher leader Juan Pablo Cuevas retrieves a solar-powered illuminated net at Isla El Pardito in the Sea of Cortez, Baja California Sur, Mexico. © Lindsay Lauckner Gundlock https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1582906979090-BPW9PW2QIV22XGX68RNM/IMG_6984_CMYK.jpg Articles - Do Sea Turtles See the Light? Developing Solar-Powered Illuminated Nets to Reduce Sea Turtle Bycatch A solar-powered light that is fixed on fishing nets to discourage bycatch © Lindsay Lauckner Gundlock https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1582906937833-QQPCB3PVV48CRRA3C07H/0R7A7356_CMYK.jpg Articles - Do Sea Turtles See the Light? Developing Solar-Powered Illuminated Nets to Reduce Sea Turtle Bycatch Arizona State University professor Jesse Senko activates a solar-powered light on an illuminated net with fisher leaders Felipe and Juan Pablo Cuevas at Isla El Pardito in the Sea of Cortez, Baja California Sur, Mexico. © Lindsay Lauckner Gundlock https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/2020/2/25/indian-ocean-loggerheads monthly 0.5 2024-02-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1582908202814-1PUDYH0BM7IJYH905L4N/IMG_2319_CMYK.jpg Articles - Loggerhead Turtles in the Indian Ocean A loggerhead turtle that was accidentally hooked by a longline recovers in Kélonia’s care center (Réunion Island) after hook removal surgery. © Hendrik Sauvignet/Ocean-OBS https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1582908430098-CRB9742ST4E9VQUVBER9/IOCC+map.png Articles - Loggerhead Turtles in the Indian Ocean https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1582908450594-X4D4865KP8J25KUXPMKS/Loggerhead_Map_v3.png Articles - Loggerhead Turtles in the Indian Ocean FIGURE 1 (AT LEFT). Map showing the Indian Ocean’s four regional management units for loggerhead turtles, with scaled circles indicating main nesting locations. FIGURE 2 (ABOVE). The ocean currents of the Indian Ocean affect both the migration of adult loggerhead turtles and the dispersion of loggerhead hatchlings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1582908110093-EQGH8F42SF7YRGQJDFO8/DSC03819_CMYK.jpg Articles - Loggerhead Turtles in the Indian Ocean The release of a loggerhead from Réunion Island attracts tourists and locals. The tag on the turtle’s back will simultaneously track her migration, most probably to Oman some 4,500 kilometers away, and record ocean temperatures. © Hendrik Sauvignet/Ocean-OBS https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1582908663474-6D1Q3LTG7KFL95YR9C31/SWOT_XV_Global_Loggerhead_V3_20200220.png Articles - Loggerhead Turtles in the Indian Ocean https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/2020/2/27/turtles-help-tackle-ocean-plastic-pollution-in-europe monthly 0.5 2024-04-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1582909535985-8BHNJSES5PTHNWU2DLC3/Untitled+design+%282%29.png Articles - Turtles Help Tackle Ocean Plastic Pollution in Europe https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1582909626921-MMHM1MK6P9L6KIGC0AY0/IMG_4245_CMYK.jpg Articles - Turtles Help Tackle Ocean Plastic Pollution in Europe A new directive adopted by the European Union aims to reduce marine litter impacts on sea turtles and other species throughout European waters. © Jérôme Bourjea https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/2020/2/25/drones-in-sea-turtle-conservation-the-sky-is-the-limit monthly 0.5 2020-03-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1582905890725-OKDC9DBTKJG4Z9J0EIQR/thermal-photo_CMYK.jpg Articles - Drones in Sea Turtle Conservation: The Sky Is the Limit Drones can be outfitted with thermal imaging accessories to capture nighttime imagery such as this thermal image of a turtle returning to the sea after nesting. © Miguel Rodrigues https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1582906490335-0LTXEAQ73ZY6AIK5X1OJ/DJI_0036LeatherbackSeaTurtleTrinidad2019_CMYK.jpg Articles - Drones in Sea Turtle Conservation: The Sky Is the Limit An aerial photo taken with a drone shows the tracks of leatherback turtles that emerged in Grande Riviere, Trinidad, the night before. Drones are giving field biologists new ways to collect sea turtle data. © Ben J. Hicks/benjhicks.com. ABOVE: Drones can be outfitted with thermal imaging accessories to capture nighttime imagery such as this thermal image of a turtle returning to the sea after nesting. © Miguel Rodrigues Varela https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/2020/2/25/where-turtles-meet-jaguars monthly 0.5 2023-10-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1582907304046-4S4CG2SCRGUTI2MMVUQ8/Jaguar%2Bpredating%2Bsea%2Bturtle%2B%25C2%25A9%2BIan%2BThomson_CMYK.jpg Articles - Where Turtles Meet Jaguars Camera traps have allowed researchers to study interactions between jaguars and sea turtles along protected, jungle-lined beaches in Costa Rica. 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- Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/2019/2/4/faq-how-old-is-that-sea-turtle monthly 0.5 2024-05-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/0b153c5f-087f-4321-9b00-65d30c627ec7/ACS_0435.JPG Articles - FAQ: How To Determine a Sea Turtle’s Age - Make it stand out Although it’s not possible to tell the age of a turtle just by looking at it, there are methods to estimate how old a turtle is through bone and mathematical analyses. © Ashleigh Bandimere https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/2019/1/31/finding-the-keys-to-safe-transport-of-debilitated-turtles monthly 0.5 2020-02-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1565646023326-6UUO1CUJQKK4O6NQ074L/636771828081108820-1115-JCNW-Turtle-transportDSC-7482_CMYK.jpg Articles - Finding the Keys to Safe Transport of Debilitated Turtles One of the keys to safely transporting a sea turtle is to lift the turtle on a flat surface rather than by the carapace alone, which can lead to injury. © CARLA MROZ https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/2019/1/30/floridas-red-tides-and-their-impacts-on-sea-turtles monthly 0.5 2023-10-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1549035039917-VSSD5QWWF70JD4P2WZ27/081118+Red+Tide+18.JPG Articles - Florida’s Red Tides and Their Impacts on Sea Turtles Workers prepare to pick up a dead loggerhead turtle in Sanibel, Florida, U.S.A., in August 2018. © GREG LOVETT / PALM BEACH POST https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/2019/1/30/eye-of-the-turtle monthly 0.5 2020-01-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1548977680604-3DKOMTCK03H6DJUNFEA6/CAM-COPRA-2-red+credit+Katia+Ballorain.jpg Articles - Eye of the Turtle Researchers prepare to release a green turtle fitted with an underwater camera. © LAURE MONTCHAMP / AGENCE FRANÇAISE POUR LA BIODIVERSITÉ https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/2019/1/31/atlantic-loggerheads-why-isnt-the-best-understood-sea-turtle-recovering monthly 0.5 2020-04-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1549049961977-MWCBIYG9TKPG62599212/E54A9939LoggerheadSeaTurtle2013_CMYK.jpg Articles - Atlantic Loggerheads: Why Isn’t the Best Understood Sea Turtle Recovering? 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Shown upper left to upper right are hatchlings, surface pelagic neonates, and oceanic juvenile, and from lower left to lower right are neritic juvenile and adult female. © ILLUSTRATIONS BY DAWN WITHERINGTON https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1549037255599-9KDXPGFHNUYFFPZCI06I/IMG_0396+%281%29.JPG Articles - Atlantic Loggerheads: Why Isn’t the Best Understood Sea Turtle Recovering? A juvenile loggerhead fitted with a satellite transmitter is about to be released. Only recently has technology made it possible to satellite-tag such small turtles. © KATE L. MANSFIELD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1549302143536-MMJ2D0Z6QPLBNKAVCHAF/SWOT_XIV_Atl_CC_FINAL_V4_20190117.jpg Articles - Atlantic Loggerheads: Why Isn’t the Best Understood Sea Turtle Recovering? The first comprehensive map of loggerhead telemetry in the Atlantic Ocean, displaying aggregated data from 399 individual loggerhead turtles and a total of 250,956 locations, sourced from 31 different projects. See a larger version fo the map and a complete list of data contributors here. https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/2019/1/31/status-update-modern-threats-taking-a-toll-on-northwest-atlantic-leatherbacks monthly 0.5 2020-04-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1549051597351-Q0WW1CVCBWZLVWBUYAMO/MPO_OceanicSociety_LB1_rdh.jpg Articles - Status Update: Modern Threats Taking a Toll on Northwest Atlantic Leatherbacks A leatherback turtle, pursued by remoras, swims offshore of Juno Beach, Florida, U.S.A. © MICHAEL PATRICK O’NEILL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1549897281404-X1KVV1FQQ7KKJHUAZRZW/SWOT_XIV_NWA_DC_Assessment_20190107+copy.jpg Articles - Status Update: Modern Threats Taking a Toll on Northwest Atlantic Leatherbacks Northwest Atlantic Leatherback Assessment Sites: Assessment locations are (1) North Carolina, U.S.A. (highlighted coastline); (2) Florida, U.S.A. (highlighted coastline); (3) Culebra, Maunabo, and Luqillo-Fajardo, Puerto Rico, U.S.A.; (4) Tortola, BVI; (5) St. Croix, USVI; (6) St. Martin and St. Bathélemy; (7) St. Kitts and Nevis; (8) Guadeloupe; (9) Martinque; (10) Grenada; (11) Matura, Fishing Pond, Grand Riviere, and Tobago; Trinidad and Tobago; (12) Cipara and Querepare, Venezuela; (13) Guyana; (14) Suriname; (15) Awala-Yalimapo and Cayenne, French Guiana; (16) Pacuare, Mondonguillo, Estacion Las Torgugas, Tortuguero, Cahuita, and Gandoca, Costa Rica; (17) Chiriqui and Soropta, Panama. https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/2019/1/31/the-continuing-tale-of-circle-hooks-in-brazil monthly 0.5 2020-02-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1549035530987-C1OADUF8DKH3FP33J4AX/F05_A_29.jpg Articles - The Continuing Tale of Circle Hooks in Brazil This leatherback turtle was hooked by longline fishing gear targeting swordfish off the coast of Brazil. The blue rope attached to its flipper is from an earlier interaction with longline fishing gear targeting mahi-mahi. All gear was removed and the turtle was released in good condition. © PROJETO TAMAR https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1549035600917-LM827GXO2N3XNFJ2PNI7/Anzois.gif Articles - The Continuing Tale of Circle Hooks in Brazil Circle hooks of different sizes: 18/0 (left), 16/0 (middle), and 14/0 (right). © PROJETO TAMAR https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1549035676470-1KGINBEH3KYKQUUKJ0GE/IMG_0629.JPG Articles - The Continuing Tale of Circle Hooks in Brazil A fisherman releases a loggerhead turtle that was caught on its flipper by a J-hook in Brazil. © PROJETO TAMAR https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/2019/2/1/swot-team-update-how-swot-database-has-been-used-for-research-and-conservation monthly 0.5 2020-01-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1549054520190-DI2DSL2HGTW1C4ZV8T45/Figure+1_CMYK_trans.jpg Articles - Examples of How SWOT Database has been used for Research and Conservation - A Global Gap Analysis of Sea Turtle Protection Coverage (Mazaris et al. 2014) From Mazaris, A. D., V. Almpanidou, B. P. Wallace, J. D. Pantis, and G. Schofield. 2014. A global gap analysis of sea turtle protection coverage. Biological Conservation 173: 17–23. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1549054577528-AD48PIUF0SHJC3FWGPDK/fig2_trans_CMYK.jpg Articles - Examples of How SWOT Database has been used for Research and Conservation - Using Climatic Suitability Thresholds to Identify Past, Present and Future Population Viability (Almpanidou et al. 2016) From Almpanidou, V., G. Schofield, A. S. Kallimanis, O. Türkozan, G. C. Hays, and A. D. Mazaris. 2016. Using climatic suitability thresholds to identify past, present and future population viability. Ecological Indicators 71: 551–556. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1549054830448-VOB1I63SDPGU6L8CDYTI/leatherback-RMUs_1_trans.jpg Articles - Examples of How SWOT Database has been used for Research and Conservation - Regional Management Units for Marine Turtles: A Novel Framework for Prioritizing Conservation and Research across Multiple Scales (Wallace et al. 2010) From Wallace, B. P., et al. 2010. Regional Management Units for marine turtles: A novel framework for prioritizing conservation and research across multiple scales. PLoS ONE 5 (12): e15465. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1549054890629-FN75LKTIOZEEX1O0KINY/Example+maps+with+nesting+points_trans_CMYK.jpg Articles - Examples of How SWOT Database has been used for Research and Conservation - Climate Influences the Global Distribution of Sea Turtle Nesting (Pike 2013) From Pike, D. A. 2013. 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The expansion of urban development along West-Central Africa’s coast also brings increases in light pollution, vessel traffic, ocean pollution, and other changes that impact turtle habitats. 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XI (2016). https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/2016/the-internet-of-turtles monthly 0.5 2019-08-08 https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/2016/the-deadly-bucket monthly 0.5 2020-04-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1553219175005-3KDNRGZ85CEGVL875QMM/EstherHorvath_BabyGiants-1-2_CMYK.jpg Articles - The Deadly Bucket In 2014, members of the New England Aquarium Marine Animal Rescue Team release 31 rescued and rehabilitated sea turtles at Little Talbot Island in Florida, U.S.A. © ESTHER HORVATH https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/2016/conservation-progress-in-the-bijags-archipelago-guinea-bissau monthly 0.5 2020-07-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1556648903839-59RCBRRUUJP2QWJOLQ89/2s+tortue4_CMYK.jpg Articles - Conservation Progress in the Bijagós Archipelago, Guinea-Bissau A local resident and ranger at João Vieira and Poilão National Park releases green turtle hatchlings on the island of Poilão in Guinea-Bissau. © J. 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Getting the Word Out In Creative Ways Weekly text messages about sea turtle conservation, such as this one, are sent to the entire population of São Tomé and Príncipe. © ANA BESUGO https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1553050788914-U0JOZ76Y94QZFDXVT3UZ/Fig1A_CMYK.jpg Articles - Viva Tartaruga! Getting the Word Out In Creative Ways A member of the coastal community Morro Peixe helps paint an educational mural. © VICTOR JIMÉNEZ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1553050814637-Z6CBVHGLOFAJVSMNM8C7/Fig4_CMYK.jpg Articles - Viva Tartaruga! Getting the Word Out In Creative Ways Winners of a sea turtle conservation–themed student drawing contest pose with their artwork. © VICTOR JIMÉNEZ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1553050860077-UGPMXD4D78AH0MW2O7BP/Fig6_CMYK.jpg Articles - Viva Tartaruga! Getting the Word Out In Creative Ways A sea turtle conservation message in local dialect was painted on an abandoned boat near the main nesting area on São Tomé Island. © ANA BESUGO https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/2019/1/6/the-conservation-status-of-leatherback-populations-worldwide monthly 0.5 2023-11-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1565019098972-O9D4P30ZEGNY1U62XHRH/2019-05-Trinidad-68.jpg Articles - The Conservation Status of Leatherback Populations Worldwide A leatherback turtle nests on the north coast of Trinidad. © Brian J Hutchinson https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1565017392937-UACERIBOXDMC7PGXM1JG/leatherback-rmus-global.jpg Articles - The Conservation Status of Leatherback Populations Worldwide - Global—Vulnerable The leatherback turtle is categorized as vulnerable globally for two reasons: (a) the global population of leatherbacks is estimated to have declined by 40.1 percent over the past three generations (estimated at 120 years), and (b) the causes of the decline are not reversible and have not ceased. Although the leatherback’s status as vulnerable globally means that the species as a whole is considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild, this status actually represents an improvement from the previous global listing as critically endangered in 2000. The earlier assessment focused on populations in the Pacific Ocean; data from Atlantic populations were not available at the time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1565017971906-DGYINZNS68WCW8ITD1Y2/EPO.jpg Articles - The Conservation Status of Leatherback Populations Worldwide - East Pacific Ocean Subpopulation—Critically Endangered The East Pacific leatherback subpopulation nests along the Pacific coast of the Americas from Mexico to Ecuador. Its marine habitat extends west from the coastline to approximately 130°W and south to approximately 40°S. This subpopulation is listed as critically endangered because it has declined by 97.4 percent during the past three generations. Moreover, the causes of the decline (primarily egg harvest and fisheries bycatch) are not reversible and have not ceased. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1565018238003-H177UNQ1APR382DWX1GJ/WPO.jpg Articles - The Conservation Status of Leatherback Populations Worldwide - West Pacific Ocean Subpopulation—Critically Endangered The West Pacific leatherback subpopulation nests primarily in Indonesia (West Papua), Papua New Guinea, and the Solomon Islands—and to a lesser extent in Vanuatu. The marine habitat for this subpopulation extends (a) north into the Sea of Japan, (b) northeast and east into the North Pacific and to the west coast of North America, (c) west to the South China Sea and the Indonesian Seas, and (d) south into the high-latitude waters of the western South Pacific Ocean and Tasman Sea. This subpopulation has declined by 83 percent during the past three generations, and the once large nesting population in Terengannu, Malaysia, is now functionally extinct. Threats to this subpopulation (primarily human exploitation of females and eggs, low hatching success, and fisheries bycatch) have not ceased. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1565018308339-JRAX3KFAOTQJEF9JUDFL/SWIO.jpg Articles - The Conservation Status of Leatherback Populations Worldwide - Southwest Indian Ocean Subpopulation—Critically Endangered The Southwest Indian Ocean leatherback subpopulation nests principally along the Indian Ocean coast of South Africa (in KwaZulu-Natal province), but some nesting occurs in Mozambique. Its marine habitats extend around the Cape of Good Hope in both the Indian Ocean and Atlantic Ocean. The leatherback nesting population in South Africa has been monitored consistently for 50 years, and that population accounts for more than 90 percent of the total abundance of the subpopulation. The South Africa nesting population has declined by 5.6 percent during the past three generations and is continuing to decline. Furthermore, it contains just 148 mature individuals and a relatively restricted nesting range. The combination of those characteristics results in the critically endangered listing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1565018364873-ZERTOLQF08XU1P6U1YFR/NEIO.jpg Articles - The Conservation Status of Leatherback Populations Worldwide - Northeast Indian Ocean Subpopulation—Data deficient The Northeast Indian leatherback subpopulation nests primarily in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands (India); in Sri Lanka; and, to a lesser extent, in Thailand and in Sumatra, Indonesia. Continuous long-term abundance datasets are not available, and little is known about the genetic structure and geographic distribution of this subpopulation or about the types and severity of threats. Together, those factors make it impossible to determine the conservation status of Northeast Indian Ocean leatherbacks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1565018452445-GB3K4JEU49ALIG3C4RJ4/SEAO.jpg Articles - The Conservation Status of Leatherback Populations Worldwide - Southeast atlantic ocean subpopulation—Data Deficient The nesting epicenter for the Southeast Atlantic leatherback subpopulation lies in Bioko (an island in Equatorial Guinea), Gabon, and the Republic of Congo, with additional nesting in much smaller numbers extending north to Senegal and south to Angola. Its marine habitats are thought to extend from the Atlantic coast of Africa (a) south to the equator; (b) southwest to Brazil, Uruguay, and Argentina; and (c) southeast to South African waters. Although recent research on nesting abundance likely makes the Southeast Atlantic leatherback subpopulation the largest in the world, continuous long-term datasets (particularly from Gabon, where the majority of the population nests) and other key data were unavailable. The only possible listing is that of data deficient. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1565018514602-U0QWWAEH5ZH2L1WR70KR/SWAO.jpg Articles - The Conservation Status of Leatherback Populations Worldwide - southwest atlantic ocean subpopulation—Critically Endangered The Southwest Atlantic leatherback subpopulation nests only in southern Brazil and is genetically distinct from all other sampled rookeries in the Atlantic. The marine habitat for this subpopulation is thought to extend (a) north across the equator and east to the coast of Atlantic Africa, (b) southwest to Uruguay and Argentina, and (c) southeast to South African waters. The population has been increasing (232 percent over the past three generations), thanks to conservation efforts in Brazil. However, because the subpopulation is very small, with fewer than 50 mature individuals (estimated to be 35), and because it has a restricted nesting range, this subpopulation is critically endangered. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1565018567334-7G8NH33FZL1TWOIZUZFY/NWAO.jpg Articles - The Conservation Status of Leatherback Populations Worldwide - northwest atlantic ocean subpopulation—Least concern* The Northwest Atlantic leatherback subpopulation nests in the southeastern United States, throughout the mainland and insular Caribbean, and in the Guiana Shield. Its marine habitats extend (a) throughout the North Atlantic, including the Gulf of Mexico; (b) north of 50°N; (c) east into the Mediterranean; and (d) across the equator to northwestern Africa. One of the two largest leatherback subpopulations (with more than 50,000 nests laid per year), it has increased by 20.6 percent over the past three generations, thanks to intensive conservation efforts in many parts of its range. As the assessment highlighted, such efforts must be maintained if this population is to remain on its current stable course. * Editor’s note: A revised Red List Assessment of this subpopulation published in 2019 concluded a status of endangered. 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Kemp’s ridley hatchings make their way to the sea in Tecolutla, Veracruz, Mexico. © Vida Milenari https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/2014/pursuing-coastal-conservation-in-northeastern-brazil-as-a-shared-responsibility monthly 0.5 2024-02-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1556653890635-2XVPAAKTNV9L5ZOOWBPD/DN09_F_007_CMYK.jpg Articles - Pursuing Coastal Conservation in Northeastern Brazil as a Shared Responsibility Aerial images of the coastline of northern Bahia, Brazil, in 2008 (above) and 2000 (below) show how the coastline has been developed over time from coconut plantations to resort tourism. © Projeto Tamar Image Bank https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1556653869925-D25MHGYDCTNWBXYAA5ML/Aerial+Tamar+1980_CMYK.jpg Articles - Pursuing Coastal Conservation in Northeastern Brazil as a Shared Responsibility Aerial images of the coastline of northern Bahia, Brazil, in 2000 (above) and 2008 (at top) show how the coastline has been developed over time from coconut plantations to resort tourism. © Projeto Tamar Image Bank https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1556653954830-B40M8ETB23XC2H1M5WSD/mapa+guia+relevancia+ing_CMYK.jpg Articles - Pursuing Coastal Conservation in Northeastern Brazil as a Shared Responsibility A map of Bahia, Brazil, with areas of coastline color-coded to reflect their level of nesting activity. Land use strategies that correspond to each level were developed to help safeguard sea turtles in one of Brazil’s most abundant nesting areas. © Projeto Tamar https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/2014/can-turtle-conservation-and-tourism-development-coexist-in-cabo-verde monthly 0.5 2024-02-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1556044142570-Y2LJYBAVERE0P245MY8W/cabo-verde-edit_CMYK.jpg Articles - Can Turtle Conservation and Tourism Development Coexist in Cabo Verde? A lone loggerhead comes ashore to nest in Cabo Verde. © Juliet ten Wolde / Turtle SOS Cabo Verde https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/2014/research-results-guide-turtle-protection-in-baja-california-sur-mexico monthly 0.5 2020-07-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1556044046699-73M4QBKZY39GOYY8OVVK/Cabo-Aerial-Phillip-Colla_CMYK.jpg Articles - Research Results Guide Turtle Protection in Baja California Sur, Mexico Sprawling beachfront development in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, leaves little undisturbed habitat for nesting turtles. © Phillip Colla https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/2014/economic-recovery-takes-its-toll-on-mediterranean-loggerheads monthly 0.5 2024-02-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1556653721587-WO2WSR17FZEL5JTK88AA/Surf+Cafe+in+Calis-edit_CMYK.jpg Articles - Economic Recovery Takes Its Toll on Mediterranean Loggerheads With no management plan in place, beachfront businesses at Calis Beach, Fethiye, Turkey, are encroaching on valuable turtle nesting habitat. © MEDASSET (2013) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1556653648499-GQL7RZ17S86IZCNDZSTR/20014-06+Greece+Loggerheads+RBM-202_CMYK.jpg Articles - Economic Recovery Takes Its Toll on Mediterranean Loggerheads Volunteers measure a loggerhead nesting on Kyparissia beach in Greece. © Roderic Mast https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/2014/new-model-melds-conservation-community-and-business-gains-in-mexico monthly 0.5 2020-07-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1556653523268-T624VB2QVQ3QB8CWXH61/Red%2C+La+Paz%2C+Mexico+feb2014+622-edit2_CMYK.jpg Articles - New Model Melds Conservation, Community, and Business Gains in Mexico Tourists watch in Baja California, Mexico, as a fisherman conducts in-water sea turtle monitoring. © Karen Delaney Wolverton https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/2013/connecting-the-dots-for-turtle-conservation monthly 0.5 2020-04-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1556132494056-EIUA5U66DV2XK2WEV9MN/K01_B_05_CMYK.jpg Articles - Connecting the Dots for Turtle Conservation Researchers measure a green turtle at Atol das Rocas, Brazil. © Projeto TAMAR Image Bank https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1556132567929-OGXV0A5K70CXC0OP9IIE/Je%CC%81ro%CC%82me+BOURJEA1_CMYK.jpg Articles - Connecting the Dots for Turtle Conservation A student looks on as a green turtle fitted with a satellite tracking device returns to the sea on Glorieuses Island in the French Îles Éparses. The turtle was tracked as part of a study to identify foraging areas and monitor postnesting movements. © Jérôme Bourjea https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/2019/1/20/finding-the-resources-confronting-the-fundraising-challenge monthly 0.5 2019-05-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1556132874420-IHQLHQ9UVMWRA51B6MFC/TurtleLicensePlate_CMYK.jpg Articles - Finding the Resources: Confronting the Fundraising Challenge Sales of sea turtle specialty license plates, such as this one from Florida, U.S.A., are one creative way to generate funding for conservation programs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1556132896319-1M0EGGSYI1W65ZMXRRF2/Tdt+12%5B1%5D_CMYK.jpg Articles - Finding the Resources: Confronting the Fundraising Challenge Spectators and corporate sponsors gather at the starting line of Sea Turtle Conservancy’s Tour de Turtles. The campaign recruited corporate turtle sponsors to fund satellite tracking research and to generate public awareness for conservation. © Sea Turtle Conservancy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1556132980221-7N6D063YTTU5ULAMFRW1/F06-2_B_19+copy_CMYK.jpg Articles - Finding the Resources: Confronting the Fundraising Challenge A local community craft group creates handmade t-shirts that will be sold in stores run by Projeto TAMAR. TAMAR’s innovative retail program supports community employment and funds conservation programs in coastal communities throughout northern Brazil. © Projeto TAMAR Image Bank https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1556133031640-EWDCC8PYR6GS6H3VUNE4/Armila-11_CMYK_rdh.jpg Articles - Finding the Resources: Confronting the Fundraising Challenge A member of the Campillo family musical group coaches the next generation in playing the kammu purwi, a Guna instrument fashioned from reeds. By producing and selling online the first album of Guna folkloric music, social entrepreneurs raised funds for sea turtle conservation while helping preserve the musical traditions of Panama’s Guna Indians. © Morrison B. Mast https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/2013/ocean-circulation-models-are-solving-mysteries-of-sea-turtle-life-history monthly 0.5 2019-05-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1556732596576-FZONHKS3AF8VCRM72HEO/earth20120409-full_CMYK_rdh.jpg Articles - Ocean Circulation Models Are Solving Mysteries of Sea Turtle Life History The swirling glows of tens of thousands of ocean surface currents are shown in this scientific visualization created at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center. 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Newer, smaller satellite transmitters like this one are making it possible to study the movements of juvenile turtles, and these novel data will improve models of turtle distributions at sea. © Projeto TAMAR Image Bank https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/2013/persuasion-the-case-for-saving-sea-turtles monthly 0.5 2020-06-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1591976818838-KVE35HJCIZ2GBS9K9SPI/CoralReefImageBank_TraceyJennings_Turtle_01-sml.jpg Articles - Persuasion: The Case for Saving Sea Turtles A green turtle swims above a coral reef. © Tracey Jennings / Coral Reef Image Bank https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1591977199108-BX0FEFL300I2D2LF4PO9/2018-11-Costa-Rica-426.jpg Articles - Persuasion: The Case for Saving Sea Turtles A volunteer measures a hatchling olive ridley turtle at Playa Piró on Costa Rica’s Pacific coast. © Brian J. Hutchinson https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1556731707781-C60V747X7YIF6E7P3LBH/2007+Feb+20+217_CMYK_rdh+%281%29.jpg Articles - Persuasion: The Case for Saving Sea Turtles Field assistants test the orientation of hatchling flatback turtles in the presence of lights typically used by industry and in urban areas. The data from the study, which was conducted on Barrow Island, Australia, were used to establish a baseline to inform the Chevron Gorgon gas project. © Kellie Pendoley https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1556732335694-5Y9ZT77EYI5OM553A9I5/turtle_CMYK+%281%29.jpg Articles - Persuasion: The Case for Saving Sea Turtles National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) administrator Dr. Jane Lubchenco (right) and Barbara Schroeder of the National Marine Fisheries Service (left) release rehabilitated Kemp’s ridleys following the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Bringing policymakers into the field to observe and interact with sea turtles can result in lasting impressions. © NOAA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1556132081266-Q6CRNTFZP3IXA0SMF5YE/Randall-Edit_CMYK_rdh.jpg Articles - Persuasion: The Case for Saving Sea Turtles Randall Arauz (left), director of PRETOMA, and Costa Rican President Laura Chinchilla (right) with a petition signed by 100 students of Blue Valley School, Escazú, Costa Rica. The petition, which addresses the issue of shark finning, was organized by Chinchilla’s teenage son in 2011. © PRETOMA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1556132235449-5R3D8WIDA1WW0Q8UVSW7/IsleofPalmsrelease_CMYK_rdh.jpg Articles - Persuasion: The Case for Saving Sea Turtles A large crowd looks on as rehabilitated loggerhead turtles are released on Isle of Palms, SC, U.S.A. © Tommy Teasley / South Carolina Aquarium Sea Turtle Rescue Program https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/2012/two-way-radios-save-turtles-and-help-peruvian-fishermen monthly 0.5 2019-05-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1556216442390-ZC5CLK7PMHUAL9A1Z7K5/P1050584_CMYK.jpg Articles - Two-Way Radios Save Turtles and Help Peruvian Fishermen Staff from ProDelphinus communicate with Peruvian fishermen over two-way radio as part of a novel project to reduce sea turtle bycatch. © Nadia Balducci https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1556216307642-88ID2SWTHI4ZP0S9IF7F/release_CMYK.jpg Articles - Two-Way Radios Save Turtles and Help Peruvian Fishermen Fishermen off Peru’s coast release a leatherback turtle that was incidentally captured and then tagged by researchers. © Joanna Alfaro https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/2012/sea-turtle-csi-its-all-in-the-genes monthly 0.5 2019-05-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1556216014685-BWPXOQQEZ519QU07KNHK/img_4358-ecojer_CMYK.jpg Articles - Sea Turtle CSI: It's All in the Genes A leatherback hatchling emerges from the sand on St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. 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Track colors correspond to the tag deployment sites, which are shown as colored dots. Black stars represent future deployment sites. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1556215918014-7VKKWLNW5GAB4GE0SSMW/SWOT2011_loggerhead_v202_CMYK4.jpg Articles - Revealing the Secrets of Sea Turtle Migrations in the Southwest Indian Ocean Movements of 14 subadult loggerhead turtles released from Réunion Island after being accidentally captured by the French longline fishing fleet. https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/2012/tracking-turtles-off-mexicos-yucatn-peninsula monthly 0.5 2020-07-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1556209911593-TTQVJHD6WZY785E39422/Main-Map-final_2.jpg Articles - Tracking Turtles off Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula Sea turtle movements from nesting sites on the Yucatán peninsula, Mexico. Main map shows tracks of hawksbills, green turtles, and a loggerhead. Inset maps show core habitats used by hawksbills (A and B) and green turtles (C, D, and E). AT LEFT: Green turtle hatchlings race to the sea on Mexico’s Yucatán peninsula. © Claudio Contreras https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/2012/seeing-the-big-picture-leatherback-migrations-in-the-pacific monthly 0.5 2020-07-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1556733045386-BXYCCZHKG7B3FWMK2TUF/IMG_6451_CMYK.jpg Articles - Seeing the Big Picture: Leatherback Migrations in the Pacific Off the coast of Peru, Joanna Alfaro of ProDelphinus scans a leatherback turtle in search of an implanted microchip tag. © Jeffrey Mangel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1556209679760-MSPNRLBV2GBTECU0Q2ZO/SWoT+fig_Benson_CMYK.jpg Articles - Seeing the Big Picture: Leatherback Migrations in the Pacific Satellite tracks of western Pacific leatherback turtles showing feeding areas (large, darker circles) and migrations (small, lighter circles). Track colors indicate deployment season: red = summer nesters, blue = winter nesters, green = deployments at central California foraging grounds. Inset shows deployment locations; PBI = Papua Barat, Indonesia; PNG = Papua New Guinea; SI = Solomon Islands; CCA = central California. https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/2012/turtles-need-a-pacific-oceanscape-as-much-as-people-do monthly 0.5 2020-07-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1565745619128-EO0M3JOQA7RRKUITGE6T/Screen+Shot+2019-08-13+at+6.19.30+PM+copy.jpg Articles - Turtles Need a Pacific Oceanscape as Much as People Do TURTLE HATCHLING, NEW CALEDONIA © CREDIT: THE OCEAN AGENCY / CORAL REEF IMAGE BANK https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/2012/the-making-of-a-new-marine-protected-area-in-uruguay monthly 0.5 2020-07-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1556735114159-QYZHA991X5WQGQLF2763/Cabecita+CM_CMYK.jpg Articles - The Making of a New Marine Protected Area in Uruguay Green turtles from throughout the region flock to Cerro Verde, Uruguay, to dine on its abundant algae. Last year the area was declared a Coastal-Marine Protected Area by Uruguay’s government, paving the way for improved long-term conservation of this important habitat. © Gabriela Vélez-Rubio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1556735077710-392K1KJXTCP8OMF86SGK/tortugaverde3-4_CMYK.jpg Articles - The Making of a New Marine Protected Area in Uruguay Green turtles from throughout the region flock to Cerro Verde, Uruguay, to dine on its abundant algae. Last year the area was declared a Coastal-Marine Protected Area by Uruguay’s government, paving the way for improved long-term conservation of this important habitat. © Karumbé; https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1556735183299-MOCX2O4FOCSK3U99HLZ5/CerrVerdeMap4-1_CMYK.jpg Articles - The Making of a New Marine Protected Area in Uruguay Green turtles from throughout the region flock to Cerro Verde, Uruguay, to dine on its abundant algae. Last year the area was declared a Coastal-Marine Protected Area by Uruguay’s government, paving the way for improved long-term conservation of this important habitat. © Karumbé https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1556735208933-IWHK8PDLH1SXRHFSB8LN/100_0076-1_CMYK.jpg Articles - The Making of a New Marine Protected Area in Uruguay Green turtles from throughout the region flock to Cerro Verde, Uruguay, to dine on its abundant algae. Last year the area was declared a Coastal-Marine Protected Area by Uruguay’s government, paving the way for improved long-term conservation of this important habitat. © SWOT https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1556735286505-MXJV7309YCYWWPN6ESDE/100_2095_CMYK.jpg Articles - The Making of a New Marine Protected Area in Uruguay Green turtles from throughout the region flock to Cerro Verde, Uruguay, to dine on its abundant algae. Last year the area was declared a Coastal-Marine Protected Area by Uruguay’s government, paving the way for improved long-term conservation of this important habitat. © Karumbé https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/2019/1/22/stamp-out-extinction-with-the-save-vanishing-species-stamp monthly 0.5 2019-05-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1556218431744-WPIBLOGSCGC4YY2UIF08/2011_06_HK_%26_China-36_CMYK.jpg Articles - Stamp Out Extinction with the Save Vanishing Species Stamp Green turtles fitted with satellite tracking devices are released from the Huidong National Gangkou Sea Turtle Reserve in China. © Brian J. 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The green turtle population in this relatively undeveloped region is thriving thanks to low levels of threat from human activities and strong protections by the Australian government. © Kellie Pendoley https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/2012/best-practices-for-sea-turtle-conservation-tourism monthly 0.5 2024-02-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1563909752552-FSRO6C5PFI9Y0NF277PY/2018-11-Costa-Rica-479.jpg Articles - Best Practices for Sea Turtle Conservation Tourism Visitors to Costa Rica’s Playa Piró watch newly hatched olive ridley turtles crawl to sea. © Brian J. Hutchinson https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/2012/building-a-better-pound-net monthly 0.5 2020-07-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1556734271767-P7AILJ0A7SBBQRKPPXXI/PA010047-3_CMYK.jpg Articles - Building a Better Pound Net Workshop participants collaborate to modify the prototype for a pound net escape device (PED) as part of experimental trials in Kobe, Japan. © Sea Turtle Association of Japan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1556734347667-9UDDJSYNNT43MGIT5EO0/IMG_6013-2_CMYK.jpg Articles - Building a Better Pound Net A loggerhead turtle successfully escapes a model pound net trap through a prototype PED inside the exhibition tank of Suma Aqualife Park in Kobe, Japan. During experimental trials, several PED designs that ensured both turtle escape and target fish retention were developed. Field trials are planned for 2012–2013. Photo: The Yomiuri Shimbun https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/2012/the-12-healthiest-sea-turtle-populations monthly 0.5 2020-04-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1556734656044-XJI7SL59UROO1OY62OI9/%2329.1_Kellie-Pendoley-greens2_Image2_CMYK.jpg Articles - The 12 Healthiest Sea Turtle Populations Green turtles haul ashore to bask on the remote coast of western Australia. The green turtle population in this relatively undeveloped region is thriving thanks to low levels of threat from human activities and strong protections by the Australian government. © Kellie Pendoley https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1558718838129-DOZM6Q1PID5DCP7RX3TX/Healthy_20110720_CM_E_Pac2_CMYK+copy.jpg Articles - The 12 Healthiest Sea Turtle Populations https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1558718863385-XQXIOD63N7KZJPPL185W/Healthy_20110720_CM_SW_Atl2_CMYK+copy.jpg Articles - The 12 Healthiest Sea Turtle Populations https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1558718888850-VISH1D7VBQ07I5OT4XGF/Healthy_20110720_CM_SE_Ind2_CMYK+copy.jpg Articles - The 12 Healthiest Sea Turtle Populations https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1558718909764-OJT050OVT5T79CYZC0X7/Healthy_20110720_CM_SC_Pac2_CMYK+copy.jpg Articles - The 12 Healthiest Sea Turtle Populations https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1558718932274-D62YVNOV1NM8HQ0T8ACT/Healthy_20110815_CM_WC_Pac2_CMYK+copy.jpg Articles - The 12 Healthiest Sea Turtle Populations https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1558718952995-MBGTL75B19SHNG2TY6XJ/Healthy_20110720_EI_SE_Ind2_CMYK+copy.jpg Articles - The 12 Healthiest Sea Turtle Populations https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1558718972002-4EC1HV3O6OIP9N9T363Z/Healthy_20110720_EI_SW_Ind2_CMYK+copy.jpg Articles - The 12 Healthiest Sea Turtle Populations https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1558718990408-WV4CB9IHINOFSDD7J1HS/Healthy_20110720_EI_SW_Pac2_CMYK+copy.jpg Articles - The 12 Healthiest Sea Turtle Populations https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1558719081577-LZ47CVRKB3763E1R08OY/Healthy_20110720_DC_NW_Atl2_CMYK+copy.jpg Articles - The 12 Healthiest Sea Turtle Populations https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1558719101399-WY5Z2FJDUEUF9MVW744C/Healthy_20110720_DC_SE_Atl2_CMYK+copy.jpg Articles - The 12 Healthiest Sea Turtle Populations https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1558718709464-VMNKVE2FKL2LG15MI9HT/image-asset.jpeg Articles - The 12 Healthiest Sea Turtle Populations https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1558719051045-FKZ6M2QVPZC50B5VZ9W8/Healthy_20110720_LO_E_Pac2_CMYK+copy.jpg Articles - The 12 Healthiest Sea Turtle Populations https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/2011/the-most-valuable-reptile-in-the-world-the-green-turtle monthly 0.5 2020-04-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1560543622824-NGSCTWH8H1NN4BGPF130/IYORBank_Animals_Jordan_Robins_1-small.jpg Articles - The Most Valuable Reptile in the World: The Green Turtle A green turtle at sunset on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. © Jordan Robins / Coral Reef Image Bank https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1560543805140-QFJQN5E0G71FKHYR54L0/sea-turtle-release-china-2.jpg Articles - The Most Valuable Reptile in the World: The Green Turtle Green turtles fitted with satellite tags leave the beach in Gangkou Sea Turtle National Nature Reserve, southern China. © Brian J. Hutchinson https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1559584462756-RFXK67GTPXXLZN8UUGLY/Screen+Shot+2019-06-03+at+1.jpg Articles - The Most Valuable Reptile in the World: The Green Turtle The green turtle’s physical appearance is so variable that for as long humans have been observing this species, they have been redefining it. On the scientific side, this has principally consisted of divisions into subspecies, of which there have been four—Chelonia mydas agassizii, C. m. carrinegra, C. m. japonica, and C. m. mydas. Informally, those who study green turtles often refer to different types, such as the standard green turtle, the black turtle (East Pacific form), or the yellow turtle (or Galapagos yellow). While some continue to disagree about the green turtle’s classification, the general consensus is that there is just one species, Chelonia mydas. Yet, the fact remains that no two green turtles are exactly the same. Within the species, there are several unique forms that appear regularly, as well as brilliant variations observed in just a few individuals. To capture the magnificent variation in green turtles for this issue, we turned to the global SWOT Team and our friends at www.seaturtle.org, and were rewarded with images from all corners of the world. The images on this page are just a fraction of the more than 250 that were submitted, all of which can be seen at www.SeaTurtleStatus.org. The carapaces (shells) shown here are from images of live turtles that were edited to exclude all else. They are not shown to scale. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1559584728701-DHGAD2MA1ST99XA8S44D/Screen+Shot+2019-06-03+at+1.58.12+PM+copy.jpg Articles - The Most Valuable Reptile in the World: The Green Turtle (1) Fisheries bycatch; Ilha do Cardoso, São Paulo, Brazil, Atlantic Ocean. © Shany M. Nagaoka ; (2) Research capture; Juan de Nova Island, Indian Ocean. © Kélonia ; (3) Research capture; Europa Island, Indian Ocean. © Kélonia ; (4) Research capture; Europa Island, Indian Ocean. © Kélonia ; (5) Fisheries bycatch; Japan, Sea of Japan. © Kei Okamoto ; (6) Research capture; Turks and Caicos Islands, Caribbean Sea. © Thomas Stringell ; (7) Research capture; Punta Abreojos, Baja California Sur, Mexico, Pacific Ocean. © John Wang (UH-JIMAR) / Ocean Discover y Institute (ODI); (8) Research capture; Europa Island, Indian Ocean. © Kélonia ; (9) Cold stunned; Lower Laguna Madre, Texas, USA, Gulf of Mexico. Photo courtesy Donna Shaver ; (10) Fisheries bycatch; Ryukyu Islands, Japan, East China Sea. © Kei Okamoto ; (11) Research capture; Juan de Nova Island, Indian Ocean. © Kélonia ; (12) Research capture; Isla Pardito, Baja California Sur, Mexico, Sea of Cortez. © Jeffrey Seminoff ; (13) Underwater; St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands, Caribbean Sea. © C. S. Rogers ; (14) Research capture; Turks and Caicos Islands, Caribbean Sea. © Thomas Stringell ; (15) Fisheries bycatch; Cananéia, São Paulo, Brazil, Atlantic Ocean. © Shany M. Nagaoka https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1565896844501-9HBYXGAYC88Z72C0PW6X/031711_SWOT6_map_nesting-FINAL.jpg Articles - The Most Valuable Reptile in the World: The Green Turtle Worldwide Green Turtle Nesting Sites (data citations) | SWOT Report, vol. VI (2011). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1565896869038-9RB1G9KFZ2KN3DVUVPNZ/green-turtle-telemetry-genetics.jpg Articles - The Most Valuable Reptile in the World: The Green Turtle Green Turtle Satellite Telemetry and Genetic Stocks (data citations) | SWOT Report, vol. VI (2011). https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/2011/community-conservation-programs-built-to-last monthly 0.5 2020-07-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1556737448123-NFHLOYXC7SWK2EX7TE59/turtle+tag_ypb_CMYK.jpg Articles - Community Conservation Programs Built to Last Author Maggie Muurmans releases a satellite tag–equipped turtle with local staff members. © David Robinson https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/2010/1/22/when-disaster-strikes monthly 0.5 2020-04-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1556297730648-GH12XCGYT4KR99TT53ED/Cole+Photo+Request_CMYK.jpg Articles - When Disaster Strikes On April 20, 2010, an explosion occurred on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig off the coast of Louisiana, U.S.A., that caused oil to spill into the Gulf of Mexico at an alarming rate—35,000 to 60,000 barrels per day. The oil continued to flow for months before the well could be successfully capped, causing untold damage to the marine and coastal environment. © Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Time https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1556737126113-WLOFBUDLO2RRIARNY69T/CCole02_CMYK.jpg Articles - When Disaster Strikes A Kemp’s ridley turtle swims out from under an oil slick as rescue workers attempt to capture the animal for rehabilitation. Unfortunately, this turtle could not be successfully captured. © Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Time https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1556298146577-UBL0E7GEDCP6TW54EL3N/T+Todd+with+stranded+turtle_CMYK.jpg Articles - When Disaster Strikes Drs. T. Todd Jones and Yonat Swimmer of NOAA’s Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center collect data on a dead Kemp’s ridley that was reported through the Mississippi wildlife hotline. The data they collect will help establish the oil spill’s full impact on sea turtles. © NOAA https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/2011/sea-turtle-murals-inspire-conservation monthly 0.5 2019-06-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1556295048076-DIWYXGPFCM86HG7L0022/adelita+uncropped+2_AJSchneller_CMYK.jpg Articles - Sea Turtle Murals Inspire Conservation Painted by Marcos Aragon, this mural at the entrance to Puerto Adolfo López Mateos was designed by ProCaguama and Grupo Tortuguero to celebrate the area’s local loggerhead population and the potential for sea turtle–based ecotourism. © Andrew J. Schneller https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/2011/how-will-sea-turtles-cope-with-climate-change monthly 0.5 2020-04-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1556736796339-RLI17IHJ91GW14XBVJUF/exposed+sea+turtle+nest_CMYK.jpg Articles - How Will Sea Turtles Cope with Climate Change? Climate change is expected to cause increased erosion and nesting beach loss in some areas, which can directly affect sea turtle nesting habitats, as shown by this washed-out nest in Florida, U.S.A. Although the exact effects of climate change on sea turtles are uncertain, precautionary human actions can give sea turtles a better chance of adapting to such changes. © Chris Johnson / www.TurtleImages.org https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/2011/hawaiis-unique-turtles monthly 0.5 2020-07-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1565744974867-1PT03BFAZS3DZG9IGOVU/27366846868_d6d992f7d3_z.jpg Articles - Hawaii’s Unique Turtles Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) © Ali Bayless / NOAA/NMFS/PIFSC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1565744899272-S56OVV68TGTCDXPVS3EK/18462789388_d06063d876_z.jpg Articles - Hawaii’s Unique Turtles A Hawaiian monk seal / ilioholokauaua (Neomonachus schauinslandi) and green sea turtle / honu (Chelonia mydas) resting on the beach in Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument. © Mark Sullivan, NOAA Fisheries Hawaiian Monk Seal Research Program, 2007. Photo collected under NMFS Research Permit #848-1695 https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/2011/one-size-does-not-fit-all-for-south-african-turtles monthly 0.5 2025-06-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1565727898707-63PE49XLCGOH2QGNXW4L/ZATT229_e_CMYK+copy.jpg Articles - One Size Does Not Fit All for South African Turtles A nesting adult loggerhead in South Africa shows the tell-tale notchings on its shell, decades after she received them as part of an innovative research effort that sought to understand sea turtles’ age to maturity. © Mariuns De Jager https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1556294066219-NSPSVMT49W6HGJTDQJ3H/Scutes1b_CMYK.jpg Articles - One Size Does Not Fit All for South African Turtles Government researchers in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, have been using a unique tagging system to mark hatchling loggerhead turtles since 1970. Hatchlings are marked by removing marginal scutes in a specific pattern that corresponds to their year of hatching. If the turtles return to nest as adults, scientists are able to determine their age—an otherwise impossible task. © Stephen Nash / CI adapted from George Hughes https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/2010/1/26/traditional-and-modern-cultures-unite-in-pursuit-of-healthy-oceans monthly 0.5 2020-07-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1556646101628-0F6MU0NKJB8M19KLCWYX/Tim+Dykman+Crowd+1+High+Res_CMYK.jpg Articles - Traditional and Modern Cultures Unite in Pursuit of Healthy Oceans Members of the Comcáac Nación of Sonora, Mexico, traveled to the Kuna community of Armila, Panama, to participate in a leatherback hatchling release ceremony. Because of decimated leatherback populations, the Comcáac have not been able to have this ceremony in their homeland for over 30 years. © Tim Dykman https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/2011/1/new-standards-for-swot-data monthly 0.5 2020-02-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1556741354190-XSN2RAPBXEA3K4X8G5U1/DN09_A_371_CMYK.jpg Articles - New Standards for SWOT Data A researcher with Projeto TAMAR-ICMBio in Brazil monitors a nesting green turtle that was encountered during a nighttime beach survey. © Projeto Tamar – Marta Granville https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/2011/1/the-case-of-shell-beach monthly 0.5 2020-07-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1556740883388-O1H9JT43AO3OK8UDNY4U/DSC_0052_CMYK.jpg Articles - The Case of Shell Beach Local stakeholders discuss the prospective boundaries of Shell Beach Protected Area on Guyana’s coast. The park’s boundaries were defined through a consultative process that engaged all local stakeholder groups and ensured that traditional user rights were maintained within the park. © Michelle Kalamandeen https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/2011/5/1/sea-turtles-and-cites monthly 0.5 2020-06-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1565745370947-KZXE4UN4DFBHQ9EK22XU/IYORBank_PeopleandReefs_AnettSzaszi_02+copy.jpg Articles - Sea Turtles and CITES A snorkeler swims near a hawksbill turtle in the Gili Islands, Indonesia. © Anett Szaszi / Coral Reef Image Bank https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/2019/5/1/whats-a-turtle-worth monthly 0.5 2023-10-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1554215337737-7CS20ITJOOK6SPC0LVKB/1343300_CMYK.jpg Articles - What's a Turtle Worth? - Make it stand out Humans derive many values from sea turtles, which vary geographically, culturally, and individually, and include both “use” and “non-use” values. © Pete Oxford https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1600958091002-FA1C0GJ1DF7N14ZUEMIY/sea-turtle-economic-values-table.png Articles - What's a Turtle Worth? https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/2011/5/1/egg-collection-for-conservation monthly 0.5 2020-07-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1556740527239-348YAML68KYBM09QE1ZB/2010_01_Nicaragua-112_CMYK.jpg Articles - Egg Collection for Conservation Don Justo holds a basket of newly hatched olive ridley turtles inside the hatchery at El Astillero on Nicaragua’s Pacific coast. The hatchery was constructed by the community in collaboration with Fauna and Flora International and MARENA as part of a project that employs community members to collect turtle eggs for conservation. © Brian J. Hutchinson https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/editors-note-the-ridleys-reasons-for-hope monthly 0.5 2020-08-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1597247337018-HLNAI500HA8VVRAPZJGZ/olive-ridley-sea-turtles-mexico.jpg Articles - Editor's Note: The Ridleys - Reasons for Hope Olive Ridley hatchlings in Mexico ©Roderic Mast https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/2010/1/26/totebags-from-trash-help-turtles-and-tamarins monthly 0.5 2020-04-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1556646981227-B078YB4B8IM1T0DKKGZC/group+making+mochilas_CMYK.jpg Articles - Totebags from Trash Help Turtles and Tamarins International sales of eco-mochilas help these artisans generate income to support their families. © Proyecto Tití https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1556647065329-P7BAB1JCSB1RQZWBOB47/collecting+plastic+bags_CMYK.jpg Articles - Totebags from Trash Help Turtles and Tamarins Eco-mochila artisans collect old plastic bags before they can cause harm to wildlife. © Proyecto Tití https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1556647095869-VCU970DRGHIYO3C2567Z/eco+mochila+blue+yellow+white_CMYK.jpg Articles - Totebags from Trash Help Turtles and Tamarins Made from 100-120 plastic bags each, eco-mochilas have kept more than two million plastic bags from entering Columbia’s waste stream. © Proyecto Tití https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1556647139517-H8HB9Z1IYDIZ3MW03X2Z/121855_CMYK.jpg Articles - Totebags from Trash Help Turtles and Tamarins Increasing plastic debris threatens Proyecto Tití’s flagship species, the cotton-top tamarin (Saguinus oedipus), as well as sea turtles. © Proyecto Tití https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/2010/1/26/changing-our-behavior-changing-our-world monthly 0.5 2020-04-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1556646488502-KB9MQVVFPAXO3P5DQV6C/119249_CMYK.jpg Articles - Changing Our Behavior, Changing Our World Aware of the importance of reef habitats to their fisheries, local communities in Raja Ampat have begun to patrol their waters against cyanide and blast fishing. This community patrolman keeps watch in his dugout canoe near their island of Batanta, Raja Ampat. © CI/ Sterling Zumbrunn https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1556646757921-5AGT1H4ADKVGVDQFO1QK/horizontal+flip+chart-1_CMYK.jpg Articles - Changing Our Behavior, Changing Our World Raja Ampat’s “pigs-for-turtles swap” was born out of the 2007 participatory workshop, in which community representatives worked with other stakeholders to analyze environmental concerns and assess local needs. © CI/ Michael Matarasso https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/2010/solving-the-ridley-riddle monthly 0.5 2019-06-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1556645521874-PKU8OOUBJ3PX3UMJP1QL/003564_CMYK.jpg Articles - Solving the “Ridley Riddle" Synchronous mass nesting of olive (and Kemp’s) ridleys resembles an amphibious invasion of an unsuspecting strip of sandy beach. For several nights, thousands of female sea turtles crawl to and from the ocean, over and under each other, in an egg-laying frenzy. How sea turtles coordinate those events is still poorly understood. © Doug Perrine/Seapics.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1556645852473-E7BKGTK8SUERW2CWFC79/2008_10_Baja_California-77_WEB_CMYK.jpg Articles - Solving the “Ridley Riddle" An olive ridley hatchling makes its way to the sea in Baja, California, Mexico, forced to overcome not only stones and other beach debris, but also many hungry predators. © Brian J. Hutchinson https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1560182496805-BED1MKZMB3859Y91XC6Q/olive-ridley-map-SWOT5.jpeg Articles - Solving the “Ridley Riddle" Global Biogeography of the Olive Ridley (Lepidochelys olivacea) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1560182509514-K4LTNC90PPQXIVYNP4YS/kemps-ridley-swot5.jpeg Articles - Solving the “Ridley Riddle" Global Biogeography of the Kemp’s Ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/2010/1/26/las-baulas-national-marine-park-an-enduring-hope monthly 0.5 2020-07-06 https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/2010/jessy-the-flying-yapese-traditional-knowledge-supports-research-in-the-western-pacific-ocean monthly 0.5 2020-04-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1556645177952-FJTTZ9RWM942ZXAGEWCZ/DSC01571-2_CMYK.jpg Articles - Jessy, the Flying Yapese: Traditional Knowledge Supports Research in the Western Pacific Oceanx Jessy grew up catching turtles in Micronesia, where they are a traditional food source for his community. Today, he is putting his skills to use by catching turtles for research. © Christopher Alepuyo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1556645231191-MXOJV3P3GWE6XR8YEROR/DSC00563_CMYK.jpg Articles - Jessy, the Flying Yapese: Traditional Knowledge Supports Research in the Western Pacific Oceanx Coming up from a free dive, Jessy Hadpei brings a green turtle to the surface as part of research efforts in the Northern Mariana Islands. © Christopher Alepuyo https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/2010/1/26/trials-and-tribulations-of-turtle-excluder-devices monthly 0.5 2020-04-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1556644452085-BOQJ1JJ6BPLBA9BLMU3G/_CO14198_CMYK.jpg Articles - Trials and Tribulations of Turtle Excluder Devices The distinct bars of a TED are visible amid a pile of fishing nets in Queensland, Australia. © Calen Offield https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1556644526566-BKFJE7V21SFQFFF5Q3QI/_CO14259-1_CMYK.jpg Articles - Trials and Tribulations of Turtle Excluder Devices An employee of Samies Girl Fresh Seafood Market in Brisbane, Australia displays shrimp caught using TEDs. Kristina and Harry Georges, owners of Samies Girl, proudly advetise their support for sea turtle conservation; not only do they sell shrimp caught exclusively through the use od TEDs, but they also sell insulated, reusable bags whose proceeds benefit sea turtle research and education as part of their Save Our Sea Turtles Foundation. © Calen Offield https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1556644588113-DV1VDJSFOYEG3VK1BG7V/Pilcher+high+res_CMYK.jpg Articles - Trials and Tribulations of Turtle Excluder Devices Staff members from the Marine Research Foundation in (Malaysia) work with local fishers to install TEDs in their trawl nets. © Nicholas J. Pilcher https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/2010/1/26/policy-changes-protect-sea-turtles-in-the-bahamas-long-term-efforts-rewarded monthly 0.5 2020-07-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1556300539034-YVAWC5Q7PLFBV5IK7J9T/27.5.3_CMYK.jpg Articles - Policy Changes Protect Sea Turtles in The Bahamas: Long-term Efforts Rewarded Five of the world’s seven species of sea turtles are found in The Bahamas, a sprawling archipelago covering more than 10,000 square kilometers (3,861 square miles). © Airphoto / Jim Wark https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/2010/1/26/how-sea-turtles-have-weathered-past-climate-changes monthly 0.5 2020-04-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1556643763456-XQ09BGFO61NKCTHTCWWW/Karen_Carr_Cretaceous_marine_CMYK.jpg Articles - How Sea Turtles Have Weathered Past Climate Changes Sea turtles have been swimming the seas for millions of years. They have outlived many of their reptilian brethren, like the mosasaurs and plesiosaurs illustrated in this mural of marine life during the Cretaceous period (144 million to 65 million years ago). Understanding how sea turtles responded to past climate changes could paint a picture of how they would survive threats from present-day climate change. © Karen Carr https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/2010/1/26/big-eyes-big-boats-and-home-videos-studying-sea-turtles-at-sea monthly 0.5 2020-04-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1556569325986-NVY8YYSG94A7E2UAMX6Z/IMG_4621_CMYK.jpg Articles - Big Eyes, Big Boats, and Home Videos: Studying Sea Turtles at Sea Researchers record behavioral and morphometric data on a juvenile olive ridley that was captured by hand while at sea © Lindsey E. 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A recent genetics study showed that little loggerheads from Australia and New Caledonia, small juveniles in New Zealand, and larger juveniles in Peru belong to the same population, which is connected by major currents that link opposite sides of the southern Pacific Ocean. Blue arrows indicate currents, and red text indicates turtle body size. © MICHELLE BOYLE https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1556301410949-X9LHMHNFMXQPJPKFJ2GB/003722_CMYK.jpg Articles - Takin’ a Ride on the EAC … Across the Southern Pacific Ocean A loggerhead turtle swims in The Bahamas. © DOUG PERRINE / SEAPICS.COM https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/2010/2/1/gahirmatha-the-beach-beyond-the-forest monthly 0.5 2020-07-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1560186132011-OI464MUT28WSYOB4DEG5/weighting+turtles+grayscale_CMYK+copy.jpg Articles - Gahirmatha: The Beach beyond the Forest A field team weighs an olive ridley in Gahirmatha, state of Orissa, India. © Bivash Pandav https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/2009/retail-sales-help-communities-and-sea-turtles-in-brazil monthly 0.5 2019-08-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1564674751019-M3GISU6LRG1168UIFIP7/tamar_D09_B_13_V1.jpg Articles - Retail Sales Help Communities and Sea Turtles in Brazil Revenues from TAMAR products support sea turtle research, conservation, education, and outreach in Brazil. © Projeto TAMAR https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1564674785676-QY1ZG1FNFN5YH2N2N4BN/tamar_D09_B_12_V1_B.jpg Articles - Retail Sales Help Communities and Sea Turtles in Brazil Revenues from TAMAR products support sea turtle research, conservation, education, and outreach in Brazil. © Projeto TAMAR https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1564674769124-R1GKV13FUH4JEZXPZFR7/tamar_D09_B_12_V1_A.jpg Articles - Retail Sales Help Communities and Sea Turtles in Brazil Revenues from TAMAR products support sea turtle research, conservation, education, and outreach in Brazil. © Projeto TAMAR https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/2009/2/1/swot-develops-minimum-standards-for-monitoring-effort-and-census-data monthly 0.5 2019-08-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1565219616537-0IXUEBOC12OAAXUTFGQA/2019-05-Trinidad-68.jpg Articles - SWOT Develops Minimum Standards for Monitoring Effort and Census Data A leatherback turtle nests on Grande Riviere Beach in Trinidad. Leatherbacks in the western Atlantic grow larger and lay more eggs than their counterparts in the eastern Pacific. © Brian Hutchinson https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1565219575694-WHSP475BONVFRJTFLZLK/2018-11-Costa-Rica-426.jpg Articles - SWOT Develops Minimum Standards for Monitoring Effort and Census Data A volunteer measures a leatherback hatchling. © Brian Hutchinson https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/2009/ancient-mariners-ancient-fuels-how-sea-turtles-cope-with-our-modern-fossil-fuel-dependency monthly 0.5 2020-04-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1564675183299-6Q0FNW77EKFXU40YAGWD/DSC_0337_filtered+copy_CMYK.jpg Articles - Ancient Mariners, Ancient Fuels: How Sea Turtles Cope With Our Modern Fossil Fuel Dependency Oil rigs operate 24 hours a day and need a brightly illuminated drilling floor and deck. This artificial lighting can disorient sea turtles. © Rebecca McLean https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1564675294409-LGNJ7O3U1OCEN7LPLBZE/b.witherington+-+Lo+Res+Cm+GoMex+Loop+Current_CMYK.jpg Articles - Ancient Mariners, Ancient Fuels: How Sea Turtles Cope With Our Modern Fossil Fuel Dependency A juvenile green turtle drifts within pelagic Sargassum in the open waters of the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Florida, U.S.A. Green turtles, loggerheads, hawksbills, and Kemp’s ridleys all associate with open-ocean Sargassum during their early life stages. © Blair Witherington https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1564675332768-4I6CBR3FR0N689O8PIVV/021_CMYK.jpg Articles - Ancient Mariners, Ancient Fuels: How Sea Turtles Cope With Our Modern Fossil Fuel Dependency Female green turtles rest in the intertidal zone around Barrow Island in western Australia during mating season. Barrow Island is home to a major oil and gas development. © Kellie Pendoley https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/2009/1/27/turtlewatch-turtle-watch-minimizes-clashes-between-loggerheads-and-longliners monthly 0.5 2020-04-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1565218928779-UQWQBT53BUS8B2Z38GUO/IMG_7465+copy.jpg Articles - TurtleWatch: Turtle Watch Minimizes Clashes between Loggerheads and Longliners TurtleWatch uses up-to-date oceanographic information to give recommendations to longline fishers about which ares to fish if they are to avoid accidentally catching loggerheads (see the highlighted areas on the graph) © NOAA PACIFIC ISLANDS FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/2009/ghostnets monthly 0.5 2020-04-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1564673677461-3AVHHGLAL8YO1QSHH1CE/D1000009_CMYK.jpg Articles - Ghostnets A green turtle is found entangled in a ghost fishing net in the Cayman Islands. © Doug Perrine / SeaPics.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1564673720171-9LJV5L4L5GHFAWQBGMLV/IMG_2217_CMYK.jpg Articles - Ghostnets A prototype for an Unmanned Aircraft System, meant to aid in the detection of marine debris in the open ocean, is tested aboard a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration vessel. © NOAA https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/2009/1/27/gone-turtling monthly 0.5 2020-04-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1564638241878-SXRTXILBOVQP5Q82MHTF/DSC_0571_CMYK.jpg Articles - Gone Turtling Father and son team, Blair and Ben Fricker, assist in the handling of an adult leatherback turtle near Neil’s Harbour, Nova Scotia. © Canadian Sea Turtle Network https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/2009/1/27/studying-hawksbills-where-they-live monthly 0.5 2019-08-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1564638069266-MLUAE1J9DOCFKYRZ7NSC/inset+p.29+Caribbean_04_2008-223_%28c%29_Brian_J_Hutchinson_CMYK.jpg Articles - Studying Hawksbills: Where They Live Barry Krueger prepares to release a hawksbill turtle after conducting research aboard a dive boat in Barbados. © Brian J. Hutchinson https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/2009/1/27/from-corail-to-kelonia-a-new-chapter-for-indian-ocean-sea-turtles monthly 0.5 2020-07-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1564637934250-N7OB1BERP2WNRSCLAIEV/Kelonia-enfant-FLA-A5_CMYK.jpg Articles - From Corail to Kélonia: A New Chapter For Indian Ocean Sea Turtles Built on the site of a former sea turtle farm, Kélonia’s observation tanks give visitors a glimpse of sea turtles in their underwater world. © FRANÇOIS-LOUIS ATHENAS https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/2009/1/27/the-flatback-australias-own-sea-turtle monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/a9730ca5-2fdc-4cdc-8b45-e53047c6edfc/flatback-turtle.jpg Articles - The Flatback: Australia’s Own Sea Turtle - Make it stand out A flatback turtle comes ashore to nest on Eighty Mile Beach in Western Australia. Although the flatback is a medium-sized sea turtle, its eggs are the size of the mighty leatherback. © Calen Offield https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1564637790980-G7AW233QO5J109HRFUT3/p.22-23_CMYK.jpg Articles - The Flatback: Australia’s Own Sea Turtle Researchers attach a satellite tag to a flatback turtle on Cemetery Beach in Port Hedland, Western Australia. Satellite tracking studies are shedding new light on the marine habitat use of flatback turtles, the only sea turtle species whose entire life cycle occurs on the continental shelf. © Calen Offield https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1565222350871-3KS23RWPIII73IIOB8YE/Flatback-Map-SWOT4.jpg Articles - The Flatback: Australia’s Own Sea Turtle https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/2009/filling-in-the-gaps-new-insights-into-old-questions-about-sea-turtle-biology monthly 0.5 2020-07-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1564637487168-Y44DPGHLEV5GB1VGJ3JJ/gaps+hawsbill+pg+16+17_CMYK.jpg Articles - Filling in the Gaps: New Insights into Old Questions about Sea Turtle Biology Members of the Eastern Pacific Hawksbill Initiative prepare to attach a satellite transmitter to an adult female hawksbill for the first time in the region. © Michael Liles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1564637331241-X538RFRO1GY12W7T5574/Pilcher_Oman-3_CMYK.jpg Articles - Filling in the Gaps: New Insights into Old Questions about Sea Turtle Biology Green turtle tracks cover the beach at Ras Al Jinz, Oman. Many sea turtle nesting beaches are still being “discovered” by science, including some that host large nesting populations. Turtle tracks like these are often the first clue of nesting activity. © Nicolas J. Pilcher https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/2009/1/27/confronting-climate-change-in-the-indian-ocean-a-look-at-coral-reefs-and-nesting-beaches monthly 0.5 2020-04-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1564637056478-276822QQ5EFYRQGI92O5/Doubilet_Raine+Island+Turtle+Sanctuary_CMYK.jpg Articles - Confronting Climate Change in the Indian Ocean: A Look at Coral Reefs and Nesting Beaches Raine Island, a 32-hectare (79-acre) coral cay, is one of the largest and most important green turtle nesting grounds in the world. Like many atolls, Raine Island’s low-lying beaches are particularly susceptible to rising sea levels. © David Doubilet https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/2009/1/27/location-location-location-why-leatherback-populations-vary-globally monthly 0.5 2023-08-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1564636824467-1EQYIL6YJDJIEIHAURJI/SWOT+Figure_CMYK.jpg Articles - Location, Location, Location Why Leatherback Populations Vary Globally Ecosystem stability (based on variability in sea-surface temperatures) in leatherback foraging areas worldwide varies from very stable areas (cool colors; e.g., the western Atlantic Ocean) to highly unstable areas (warm colors; e.g., the eastern Pacific Ocean). General foraging areas of the respective leatherback populations are highlighted on the basis of satellite tracking studies. © Vincent Saba https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/cd5e4b28-3c18-428e-b4d5-3bae7e453b6c/leatherback-turtle-variation-by-ocean.png Articles - Location, Location, Location Why Leatherback Populations Vary Globally - Make it stand out Biological traits of leatherback turtles vary according to where they are in the world. Leatherbacks that feed and breed in the eastern Pacific Ocean are smaller in body size and lay fewer eggs over time (through smaller clutch sizes and longer intervals between nesting seasons) than leatherbacks in the western Atlantic Ocean. Leatherback nesting populations in the eastern Pacific have declined precipitously in recent years, while many western Atlantic nesting populations are stable or increasing. Differences in resource availability between leatherback feeding areas in the western Atlantic Ocean versus the eastern Pacific Ocean appear to be driving this distinct pattern. Illustrations by Stephen Nash and Tom McFarland. Graphic by Brian J. Hutchinson. https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/2009/1/27/the-ocean-world-through-turtles-eyes monthly 0.5 2020-04-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1564636476070-TLUP9Q1KPD3NM3LXMJEK/00078-ftp+Coral+Reef+Table+at+Zarbargad+Island+Northern+Red+Sea+by+David+Doubilet_CMYK.jpg Articles - The Ocean World through Turtles’ Eyes Sea turtles inhabit a wide variety of ocean ecosystems, such as this coral reef in the North Red Sea. © David Doubilet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1564636541798-67KQEU1ELZ8VLCBTBC8B/Male+LB+courts+female_CMYK.jpg Articles - The Ocean World through Turtles’ Eyes Crittercam recorded this unique turtle-eye view of a male leatherback courting a female. Crittercam has been deployed on more than 50 species using a variety of creative attachment techniques including suction cups on leatherbacks and whales and custom-fitted backpacks on emperor penguins. Photo courtesy of National Geographic Remote Imaging https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/2009/1/29/progress-report-fishers-reduce-bycatch-in-the-eastern-tropical-pacific monthly 0.5 2020-04-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1564636017792-XSRWIC6PWJCGFEPB25BE/TAMAR+-+F05_A_17+%28higher+res%29_CMYK+%281%29.jpg Articles - Progress Report: Fishers Reduce Bycatch in the Eastern Tropical Pacific © Sam Friederich https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1564636140591-DLTMB35MMVNQGAE51RPJ/New+Image_CMYK.jpg Articles - Progress Report: Fishers Reduce Bycatch in the Eastern Tropical Pacific Bycatch is one of the greatest current threats to sea turtles, including olive ridleys (shown in this photo). Solutions that effectively reduce catch rates and do not put fishermen out of business are socially acceptable and likely to be sustainable. © Alvaro Segura / WWF https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/2008/leatherbacks-going-faster-than-you-think monthly 0.5 2019-08-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1565633155989-32XLQVWUTH96AIR13ZNB/GTR_ColbertShow_1_FINAL.jpg Articles - Leatherbacks — Going Faster Than You Think Each time Stephen Colbert included the Great turtle race in his comedy sketches on “The Colbert Report,” website hits at www.greatturtlerace.com skyrocketed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1565633122015-5X4J6K1LIHHG7UFSTPY1/SC_card_CMYK.jpg Articles - Leatherbacks — Going Faster Than You Think The turtle known as Billie, sponsored by Offield Center for Billfish Studies, took first place on Day 11 of the Great Turtle Race, followed by Stephanie Colburtle and GGITI Tires’ Champira in second and third places, respectively, on Day 12. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1565632846821-V3IR10L2NGLBEWDI9Y2I/GTR_Map_CMYK.jpg Articles - Leatherbacks — Going Faster Than You Think The turtles’ movements were updated every few minutes on this animated map on the homepage of www.greatturtlerace.com, hosted by Yahoo! https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/2008/theres-a-great-future-in-plastics monthly 0.5 2020-04-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1565633553858-NGHGPC151551QEUTEKYE/GOPR1691+copy.jpg Articles - “There’s A Great Future in Plastics…” A plastic water bottle on the beach of a remote island in Indonesia. © Morrison Mast https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/2008/big-conservation-impact-from-a-small-island monthly 0.5 2020-07-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1564635924555-KT0SJW7N3T3G3MA7RM7R/Pembakaran+jaring+penyu+3+-crop_CMYK.jpg Articles - Big Conservation Impact From a Small Island In a symbolic ceremony to express their new commitment to sea turtle conservation, the Ayau turtle hunters burned a net used to capture the turtles. © Conservation International-Indonesia https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/2008/mass-turtle-poaching-a-case-study-from-southeast-asia monthly 0.5 2020-04-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1564635757555-B0T8XJODFRGPZOXPDOPR/Hainan+trade+4_CMYK.jpg Articles - Mass Turtle Poaching: A Case Study from Southeast Asia An illegal Chinese fishing vessel with 397 dead turtles aboard was seized in East Kalimantan, Indonesia, in May 2007. The captain of the boat was later sentenced to 4 years in prison by the Tarakan Court in East Kalimantan, and 22 members of the vessel’s crew were deported to China. © WWF-TNC Joint Marine Program, Berau https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1564635821038-Y09PVT65UGHIL9I81K69/SeaTurtle_CMYK.jpg Articles - Mass Turtle Poaching: A Case Study from Southeast Asia Stuffed, shellacked hawksbill turtles such as this one are often illegally caught in Southeast Asian waters to be sold as ornamentations in Asia. © Veronica Stevania Anjani https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/2008/trade-routes-for-tortoiseshell monthly 0.5 2020-04-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1564635358547-6HUW6CWIK6DOEQV5OB57/2007-07+Mast+Tibet2044_CMYK.jpg Articles - Trade Routes for Tortoiseshell On the shores of Lake Nam Tso on the Tibetan Plateau, at the highest altitude saltwater lake in the world and closer to Mount Everest than to the nearest ocean, a Tibetan woman proudly displays her bekko bracelet. © Roderic B. Mast https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1564635415949-2Z624PX6Z43O0HZ4I27D/AM+campan%CC%83a+095+-+Didiher+Chacon+%28low+res%29_CMYK.jpg Articles - Trade Routes for Tortoiseshell In November 2007 Didiher Chacón of WIDECAST led an investigation and confiscation of illegal tortoiseshell items sold by vendors in Puntarenas, Costa Rica. Among the items confiscated were these pieces of jewelry. © WIDECAST https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1564635674811-LSGF1SFNQU1DKZ8A0XKB/hawksbill_trade_09a.jpg Articles - Trade Routes for Tortoiseshell Hawksbill shell has been traded throughout the world for millennia. The Japanese have figured prominently in the trade of this commodity, which they call “bekko.” The figure above depicts Japanese bekko imports from 1950 to 1992, using Japanese customs statistics. Japan was the world’s major importer of hawksbill shell during the 20th century; its imports did not cease until the end of 1992. Major locations of export in each region are marked with red dots. Data on bekko volume were compiled and converted to approximate numbers of turtles from Japanese government trade statistics (from Mortimer and Donnelly’s forthcoming IUCN Hawksbill Red List Assessment). https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/2008/good-news-for-greens-beach-protection-works monthly 0.5 2023-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1556043097970-FK9XGNUSOOMBYQ2J648T/greenturtle3_ffsnwhi_msullivan_noaa_permit1013707_CMYK.jpg Articles - Good News for Green Turtles: Nesting Beach Protection Works - Make it stand out Green turtles basking in the Northwest Hawaiian Islands, where sea turtle populations have increased due to dedicated nesting beach conservation programs. © NOAA https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/2008/shifting-shorelines-the-lesson-of-the-guianas monthly 0.5 2020-04-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1564635167490-LILT6FSMYLOZFIMF9L0V/Tortues+Luth+03_CMYK.jpg Articles - Shifting Shorelines: The Lesson of the Guianas Two leatherbacks camouflage their nests on Les Hattes beach, in front of the village of Yalimapo in French Guiana. © Olivier Grünewald https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1564635271443-WT1ETY7AIKNXT6NDE7YA/guy_shore1c_CMYK.jpg Articles - Shifting Shorelines: The Lesson of the Guianas https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/2008/where-do-sea-turtles-nest-in-the-caribbean-sea monthly 0.5 2020-07-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1565637046136-RX7BI9R142FJWS0KVRAS/WCR+Green+Nesting+for+SWOT%283Dec2007%29_CMYK+copy.jpg Articles - Where Do Sea Turtles Nest in the Caribbean Sea? Green Turtle Nesting Habitat in the Wider Caribbean Region. Text and map courtesy of Wendy Dow and Karen Eckert at WIDECAST. See PDF version of this article (linked at bottom). https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/2008/2/1/the-departure-of-the-turtle-mother monthly 0.5 2020-04-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1565634265130-MGGZSNB5LK0Q2C13253D/Dsc_1262_CMYK+copy.jpg Articles - The Departure of the Turtle Mother The Seri tribe of Sonora, Mexico, is one indigenous culture that maintains its strong traditional, cultural ties to sea turtles. A four-day ceremony celebrating the ancient leatherback turtle is one of the Seris’ most sacred traditions. Since 1981, the Seris had been unable to perform this ceremony in their home community, due to declines in the leatherback population. Mayra Olivia Estrella Astorga (at right) is one of five Seris who, in 2006, traveled across the Gulf of California to the Baja California Sur peninsula to perform the traditional ceremony with leatherback hatchlings. Ancient cave paintings—including illustrations of turtles—found near Loreto in Baja California Sur were likely created by Seri ancestors more than 750 years ago. © Ocean Revolution https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1565634283849-RMVYJIF36MHHTRAQQC16/Dsc_7063_CMYK+copy.jpg Articles - The Departure of the Turtle Mother Seri elder Alfredo Lopez (at left) appreciates the story these relics tell about his people’s age-old veneration of leatherbacks. © Ocean Revolution https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/2008/1/29/traditional-sensibility-in-the-andamans monthly 0.5 2019-08-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1564634973978-VQ6U2Q6YW5C7M9I7I6I9/high+res+nicobar_kartik_shanker_CMYK.jpg Articles - Traditional Sensibility in the Andamans Consumption of sea turtles is not uncommon among peoples of the Andaman Sea. Here, Nicobari villagers from Chingen on Great Nicobar Island prepare a green turtle for eating. © Kartik Shanker https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/2008/modern-meaning-in-an-ancient-turtle-nest monthly 0.5 2019-08-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1564634571238-9K6DGJS3RD51YAW7RL51/colorado_nest_CMYK.jpg Articles - Modern Meaning in an Ancient Turtle Nest https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1564634586798-W7942WNMUKUWGT9DL5BE/7555_egg_chamber_flowage_CMYK_2.jpg Articles - Modern Meaning in an Ancient Turtle Nest These two images show cross-sections of the fossilized sea turtle nest (above) from the late Cretaceous period located in Fox Hills Sandstone, Colorado, and a modern loggerhead turtle nest (bottom) on St. Catherines Island, Georgia. Both are collapsed nests with eggs remaining in the egg chamber. © Gale Bishop https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/2008/carey-where-have-the-eastern-pacific-hawksbills-gone monthly 0.5 2020-07-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1565636154505-ONFX0AXOT87GH59TM9TE/IYORBank_Turtles_GregoryPiper_02+copy.jpg Articles - ¡CAREY! Where Have the Eastern Pacific Hawksbills Gone?! Eastern Pacific hawksbills were nearly hunted into extinction long before the start of the modern sea turtle conservation movement. © Gregory Piper https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1565635784932-HAE246J6D3P50G85INKQ/Photo+3b_Juan+Salvador+Aceves+Bueno_Niparaja+-crop_CMYK.jpg Articles - ¡CAREY! Where Have the Eastern Pacific Hawksbills Gone?! This hawksbill was captured in September 2007 at Isla Pardito, a small island north of La Paz in the Sea of Cortez. Local fishermen Gilberto Cuevas and staff at the organization Niparaja are some of the first participants to report hawksbill to the P ¡Carey! Network. Several hawkbill sightings have already been recorded at Isla Pardito. © Juan Salvador Aceves https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/2008/1/29/pacific-leatherback-sets-long-distance-record monthly 0.5 2020-07-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1564624281843-95IRUZL3YG46XY5GSKAY/LongestMigrationFigureADJ2_CMYK_2.jpg Articles - Pacific Leatherback Sets Long-Distance Record This map illustrates the migration of one female leatherback turtle, after nesting in Jamursba Medi, Papua, Indonesia, to foraging grounds off the coast of Oregon, United States— a distance of 20,558 kilometers (12,774 miles). © Stephen Nash / Conservation International https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1564624314169-DD055N9KIO1HK4R4FMBU/TAMAR+-+F05_A_17+%28higher+res%29_CMYK.jpg Articles - Pacific Leatherback Sets Long-Distance Record Leatherbacks can dive up to a mile deep and can cross thousands of miles of ocean in a year. © TAMAR - IBAMA https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/2008/1/29/hawksbill-genetics-explained monthly 0.5 2019-08-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1564624142060-DHZDYYMBZ4ZIT3PHWSCR/ScanImage002_CMYK_FINAL.jpg Articles - Hawksbill Genetics Explained A female hawksbill can mate with several males within one reproductive season; males might also have multiple mates within the same season. © R.P. van Dam https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/2008/1/29/the-hawksbills-distinctive-diet monthly 0.5 2023-08-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1565635107914-K7R6QU31YAQWRPO9S421/Intestinal+contents_CMYK.jpg Articles - The Hawksbill Turtle’s Distinctive Diet This electron micrograph shows the intestinal epithelia of a hawksbill turtle with embedded sponge spicules. © Anne Meylan https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/2008/the-road-to-conservation monthly 0.5 2020-04-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1565634967868-W90U9O2P68QCSNXLHFMH/Baja_Map_Inset_3_Final.jpg Articles - The Road to Conservation Identification of high-use areas for loggerheads off Baja California (shown in orange and red) using satellite telemetry has stimulated efforts to create protected zones, an example of how innovative research tools help to set priorities for conservation. Figure courtesy of Hoyt Peckham, David Diaz, Andreas Walli, Georgita Ruiz, Larry Crowder, and Wallace J. Nichols, from the article “Small Scale Fisheries Bycatch Jeopardizes Endangered Pacific Loggerhead Turtles” in PLoS ONE, issue 10, Oct. 2007. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1564604683641-TUPVBCHI3T975GCSB528/Kempsridley4_CMYK.jpg Articles - The Road to Conservation Though arguably still the most endangered sea turtle species on Earth, an IUCN ranking of “critically endangered” has helped to focus conservation attention on the Kemp’s ridley, which is now on the road to recovery. © NPS PHO https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/2008/the-state-of-the-worlds-hawksbills monthly 0.5 2020-04-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1564604273305-0VT8S331K6B8HI0L4FKN/00187-ftp_CMYK.jpg Articles - The State of the World’s Hawksbills A hawksbill turtle propels itself through waters off the coast of Israel. © David Doubilet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1565639359053-L75B4F7JTG864A188ZCV/hawksbill-map-SWOT3.jpeg Articles - The State of the World’s Hawksbills Worldwide Hawksbill Nesting Sites, 2006 (data citations) | SWOT Report, vol. III (2008). https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/2007/unsolved-mysteries-the-sea-turtle-files monthly 0.5 2022-07-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1564528327314-BX2JRQV3GOM3AI4FZLCQ/p06-13_QatarAug05-2085_CMYK_B.jpg Articles - The Mystery of Lost Little Turtles: Where do sea turtles spend their first years of life Hawksbill hatchlings emerge from the nest and make their way toward the sea. © NICOLAS J. PILCHER https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/2007/2/28/unsolved-mysteries-what-are-the-ecological-roles-of-sea-turtles-and-how-many-turtles-are-needed-to-fulfill-those-roles monthly 0.5 2022-07-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/55a73228-a254-4d77-9569-37f092f39ba4/p06-13_leatherback%2Beats%2Bjellyfish%2B-for%2Buse%2Bonly%2Bin%2BSWOT%2BII-%2BCCanadian%2BSea%2BTurtle%2BNetwork_CMYK.jpeg Articles - The Mystery of Their Purpose: What are the ecological roles of sea turtles, and how many turtles are needed to fulfill those roles? - Make it stand out A leatherback sea turtle feeds on a Cyanea species of jellyfish in the Trinity Bay area of Newfoundland, Canada. © CANADIAN SEA TURTLE NETWORK https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/2007/2/25/the-mystery-of-how-they-will-adapt-how-will-climate-change-affect-sea-turtles monthly 0.5 2022-07-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/dacb754d-fb7f-4f13-8d12-23cfb7d610c4/p06-13_aerial%2Bof%2Bgreen%2Bturtles%2Braine%2Bisland%2BGBR_CMYK.jpeg Articles - The Mystery of How They Will Adapt: How will climate change affect sea turtles? - Make it stand out Flotilla of mating green turtles at Raine Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. © 2006 DAVID DOUBILET https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/2007/2/25/the-mystery-of-the-tumors-what-causes-fibropapillomas monthly 0.5 2022-07-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/ea11fcf8-2ddd-48e6-bd1d-484658f719ba/p06-13_fibropapilloma%2Bon%2Bgreen%2Bturtle%2B%28c%29%2BChris%2BJohnson%2B2003_CMYK.jpeg Articles - The Mystery of the Tumors: What Causes Fibropapillomas? - Make it stand out Fibropapilloma on a green turtle. © CHRIS JOHNSON https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/2007/2/25/the-mystery-of-getting-where-they-need-to-go-how-do-sea-turtles-navigate monthly 0.5 2022-07-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/d8e48f2e-fa47-4fb3-bb67-73d4c390b46f/p06-13_Harnessed%2Bjuvie%2B141_CMYK.jpeg Articles - The Mystery of Getting Where They Need to Go: How do sea turtles navigate? - Make it stand out A juvenile green turtle in a cloth harness is tethered to an electronic tracking system inside a magnetic coil. This methodology is used for magnetic navigation studies. © KENNETH J. LOHMANN https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/2007/2/25/the-mystery-of-turtle-senses-how-do-sea-turtles-sense-their-environment monthly 0.5 2022-07-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/62c0a5be-b4ac-4ba7-a3d0-a4d6f901b165/p06-13_iStock_000000280309Large_CMYK.jpeg Articles - The Mystery of Turtle Senses: How do sea turtles sense their environment? - Make it stand out A loggerhead surfaces to breathe. © JAMI GARRISON https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/2007/2/25/the-mystery-of-enough-what-proportion-of-males-to-females-is-necessary-to-maintain-a-healthy-sea-turtle-population monthly 0.5 2022-07-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/4008cb9d-387e-459e-84df-ae417e4b9507/p06-13_DavidDoubilet_logger_00821_CMYK.jpeg Articles - The Mystery of “Enough”: What proportion of males to females is necessary to maintain a healthy sea turtle population? - Make it stand out Loggerhead sea turtles mating, Florida Keys, U.S.A. © 2005 DAVID DOUBILET https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/2007/the-net-gain-of-working-with-fishers-to-reduce-bycatch monthly 0.5 2020-04-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1564601085052-N15KPNY11F2XR0YDO3HZ/p34_TT+coastal+gillnetters+-+%28c%29+Jordan+Gass+2005_CMYK.jpg Articles - The Net Gain of Working with Fishers to Reduce Bycatch Gillnet fishers in Trinidad and Tobago. © JORDAN GASS, 2005 https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/2007/zanzibar-cleans-up-with-ban-on-plastic-bags monthly 0.5 2020-07-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1564600883274-SCETBXUAM7RA5IAPDETT/p33_iStock_000002481253Large_CMYK.jpg Articles - Zanzibar Cleans Up with Ban on Plastic Bags Sea turtles may mistake plastic bags as jellyfish, a favorite food, causing them to drown. © TRAVIS STALEY https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/2007/making-the-connection-human-health-and-sea-turtle-consumption monthly 0.5 2020-04-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1564604025551-1FSSH8FE9M8EVTN2F0T0/p39_PtSaludcover_Lg_CMYK.jpg Articles - Making the Connection: Human Health and Sea Turtle Consumption “To Your Health”: This comic book is one in a series developed by Grupo Tortuguero and Defenders of Wildlife to bring attention to various issues related to sea turtles and ocean conservation, in a style akin to popular graphic novels read in coastal communities throughout Mexico. In this comic the link between human health, ocean health, and wildlife health is established. https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/2007/one-small-bag-for-tourists-brings-big-benefit monthly 0.5 2019-08-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1564603914309-TGYK72Y62TCZUWXJTZ9S/p38_IMG_6835_CMYK.jpg Articles - 'One Small Bag' for Tourists Brings Big Benefit Villagers in Tanoliu, Vanuatu, celebrate the launch of Wan Smolbag’s new sea turtle education project. © WAN SMOLBAG https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1564603947709-20VTAU419G0ZCWE36D6P/p38_IMG_4670_CMYK.jpg Articles - 'One Small Bag' for Tourists Brings Big Benefit Educational signs help tourists and local community members understand the importance of sea turtle conservation. © WAN SMOLBAG https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/2007/life-carries-on-for-turtles-in-war-torn-lebanon monthly 0.5 2020-04-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1564601509384-3ZPJXV4TMK6P8XTXZ96E/p35_IMG_0007_CMYK.jpg Articles - Life Carries on for Turtles in War-Torn Lebanon Mona Khalil continued her research on the nesting beach despite the war in her country. 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Umbrellas and chairs left in the sand overnight can become obstacles that deter sea turtles from nesting. © ARCHELON https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1564600827595-8YFKI2FYSZPFS6G10RCF/p33_Umbrellas+and+turtle+tracks+CARCHELON_CMYK.jpg Articles - Controversial Conservation at Zakynthos Sea turtle tracks on an umbrella-lined tourist beach in the National Marine Park of Zakynthos. © ARCHELON https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/2007/us-marine-turtle-conservation-act-a-multinational-fund-for-multinational-species monthly 0.5 2024-09-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1564600409302-LVS55FSUHVRIXFPF34O6/p32_Ila+Loetscher+-+Meet+the+turtles_CMYK.jpg Articles - U.S. Marine Turtle Conservation Act: A Multinational Fund for Multinational Species Well known for her commitment to sea turtle conservation education, Ila Loetscher is seen here discussing the plight of the Kemp’s ridley turtle in the Gulf of Mexico. © EVELYN SIZEMORE / SEA TURTLE, INC. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1564600446991-C8UALY250F8RZ76IMFS4/p32_Ila+Loetscher+hugs+Kemps%28corrected%29_CMYK.jpg Articles - U.S. Marine Turtle Conservation Act: A Multinational Fund for Multinational Species Ila Loetscher and a green sea turtle. © EVELYN SIZEMORE / SEA TURTLE, INC. https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/2007/curbing-the-balinese-sea-turtle-trade monthly 0.5 2020-07-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1564600034799-NL3OC51H3IZZPZ0FUPZ8/p30-31_Cage+1_CMYK.jpg Articles - Curbing the Balinese Sea Turtle Trade The sea turtles were kept in pens before being slaughtered and sold. 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II (2007). https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/2007/modern-genetics-reveals-ancient-diversity-in-the-loggerhead monthly 0.5 2019-08-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1565645167078-MYHXUXIDZZD2MHM4YXDD/14762515056_81105dc238_z.jpg Articles - Modern Genetics Reveals Ancient Diversity in the Loggerhead A loggerhead turtle surfaces to take a breath in the Mediterranean Sea. © Kostas Papafitsoros https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/2007/baja-fishers-work-to-conserve-loggerhead-foraging-grounds monthly 0.5 2019-08-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1564599170624-NBWNP8I2PALNYCE5708V/p16-17_DSC0225_cropped_CMYK.jpg Articles - Baja Fishers Work to Conserve Loggerhead Foraging Grounds Fishermen from Puerto López Mateos, Baja California Sur, satellite track a loggerhead on her trans-Pacific journey. © GRUPO TORTUGUERO https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1565644808236-LCRLXBYTO8YQ3BN7TBZK/Japan+to+Baja+20061201.jpg Articles - Baja Fishers Work to Conserve Loggerhead Foraging Grounds This map shows satellite telemetry data from a loggerhead known as Adelita, the first sea turtle ever tracked on a trans-Pacific journey. 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KINAN https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/2007/the-natural-history-and-modern-challenges-of-the-north-atlantic-loggerhead monthly 0.5 2020-04-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1565644223384-573419DHVWFE372Y5JLK/27840255574_5696e0db03_z.jpg Articles - The Natural History and Modern Challenges of the North Atlantic Loggerhead A loggerhead turtle at a cleaning station in the Mediterranean Sea. © Kostas Papafitsoros https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/2007/recovery-at-ascension monthly 0.5 2019-08-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1564598534573-Y5JMGVS7BL55NJ1QYKPP/p14_turtlers3+%28c%29+Annette+Broderick_CMYK.jpg Articles - Recovery at Ascension The nesting green turtles were incapacitated by turning them onto their backs. 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(2022) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/12d259e5-e31f-4303-94db-9d41c7e0f974/Kemps.JPG SWOT Grantees - New York Marine Rescue Center (NYMRC) - U.S.A. (2022) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/swot-grantees/daniela-font-argentina-2022 monthly 0.5 2026-03-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/cb7136e2-3cb2-4c0a-8fdf-634e8db48aa2/DFont+photo+02.jpg SWOT Grantees - Daniela Font - Argentina (2022) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/swot-grantees/2023/3/1/gladys-porter-zoo-and-rancho-san-jos-mexico-2022 monthly 0.5 2026-03-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/2a1fe89e-901a-4742-b561-7d642716026f/_MG_7435.JPG SWOT Grantees - Gladys Porter Zoo and Rancho San José - Mexico (2022) - Make it stand out © Hector Chenge https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/swot-grantees/grobios-ac-mexico-2022 monthly 0.5 2026-03-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/10dd4140-8323-4b60-b1cc-5ecb7542d399/trabajo+de+campo+en+playas+de+anidaci%C3%B3n.jpeg SWOT Grantees - GroBios A.C. - Mexico (2022) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/swot-grantees/sea-turtle-inc-usa-2022 monthly 0.5 2026-03-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/6fc85b3b-3606-4440-ad96-176305b78fa2/Education.jpg SWOT Grantees - Sea Turtle, Inc. - U.S.A. (2022) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/swot-grantees/patricia-huerta-rodrguez-mexico-2022 monthly 0.5 2026-03-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/528f5d3a-7b9b-45cc-b411-a7377aed680c/Photo_ID_3.jpg SWOT Grantees - Patricia Huerta Rodríguez - Mexico (2022) - Make it stand out © Elizabeth Labastida https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/swot-grantees/bahari-hai-conservation-kenya-2022 monthly 0.5 2026-03-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/eb822c61-be3c-44b0-a80b-f6a6a100e58c/IMG_1788.JPG SWOT Grantees - Bahari Hai Conservation - Kenya (2022) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/swot-grantees/2022/6/16/turtles-fly-too-usa-2021 monthly 0.5 2022-06-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/f23ecb44-fe85-4aa8-adad-0d122204ed8e/unnamed.jpeg SWOT Grantees - Turtles Fly Too – U.S.A. (2021) - Make it stand out ©Turtles Fly Too https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/swot-grantees/abdel-rahman-el-mahdi-sudan-2021 monthly 0.5 2022-06-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/6a4381f9-f029-4699-977c-03ed1c2b27cf/Local_Communities.jpg SWOT Grantees - Abdel-Rahman El Mahdi – Sudan (2021) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/swot-grantees/2022/6/16/comunidad-protectora-de-tortugas-de-osa-coprot-costa-rica-2021 monthly 0.5 2022-06-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/e9b6950b-8e91-4f5f-a90c-489c8cfb78b6/IMG_1722.PNG SWOT Grantees - Comunidad Protectora de Tortugas de Osa (COPROT) – Costa Rica (2021) - Make it stand out © COPROT Tortugas de Osa https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/swot-grantees/2022/6/14/aroen-meubanja-community-group-indonesia-2021 monthly 0.5 2022-06-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/f7e34484-7541-4e15-8494-97f5ae31cc97/IMG_20170523_183525.jpg SWOT Grantees - Aroen Meubanja Community Group – Indonesia (2021) - Make it stand out ©Aroen Meubanja Community Group https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/swot-grantees/2022/6/16/gladys-porter-zoo-and-rancho-san-jos-mexico-2021 monthly 0.5 2022-06-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/2a1fe89e-901a-4742-b561-7d642716026f/_MG_7435.JPG SWOT Grantees - Gladys Porter Zoo and Rancho San José – Mexico (2021) - Make it stand out © Hector Chenge https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/swot-grantees/2022/6/16/colola-proyecto-de-tortugas-mexico-2021 monthly 0.5 2022-06-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/0eab3ca9-41f1-49b0-90d3-03df79d0d0ea/ACS_0422.JPG SWOT Grantees - Colola Proyecto de Tortugas – Mexico (2021) - Make it stand out Playa Colola in Michoacán, Mexico is a vital nesting beach for Pacific green sea turtles ©Ashleigh Bandimere https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/swot-grantees/2022/6/16/ocean-connectors-mexico-2021 monthly 0.5 2022-06-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/ea8e9fb1-6f3a-4020-8134-fb7835d69764/OC+MX+Field+Trip+4th+2.jpeg SWOT Grantees - Ocean Connectors – Mexico (2021) - Make it stand out ©Ocean Connectors https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/swot-grantees/2022/6/16/the-leatherback-project-ecuador-2021 monthly 0.5 2022-06-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/3bc082b9-d209-4359-a9c7-5bbb662fef8d/IMG-20190802-WA0033.jpeg SWOT Grantees - The Leatherback Project – Ecuador (2021) - Make it stand out © María Isabel Dabrowski https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/swot-grantees/2022/6/16/paso-pacifico-nicaragua-2021 monthly 0.5 2022-06-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/355202f1-4e46-48d4-9481-2df9497f1749/Jr.+Rangers+celebrate+sea+turtles.jpg SWOT Grantees - Paso Pacifico – Nicaragua (2021) - Make it stand out ©Paso Pacifico https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/swot-grantees/2022/6/16/mas-kagin-tapani-association-papua-new-guinea-2021 monthly 0.5 2022-06-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/4738e9a7-335b-4538-b22c-521508c2c142/DSC_0766.jpg SWOT Grantees - Mas Kagin Tapani Association – Papua New Guinea (2021) - Make it stand out ©Ashleigh Bandimere https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/swot-grantees/2022/6/16/centro-mexicano-de-la-tortuga-mexico-2021 monthly 0.5 2022-06-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/106836f3-5524-4ec2-b065-a20077b3bf80/ACS_0463.JPG SWOT Grantees - Centro Mexicano de la Tortuga – Mexico (2021) - Make it stand out An olive ridley arribada at Playa Escobilla, a beach lying within the management of Centro Mexicano de la Tortuga. © Ashleigh Bandimere https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/swot-grantees/2022/6/16/shritika-s-prakash-of-the-university-of-the-south-pacific-fiji-2021 monthly 0.5 2022-06-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/08987c73-2755-43c9-8521-88c1fb4816b2/Image+002.JPG SWOT Grantees - Shritika S. 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(2021) - Make it stand out © The Gulf Center for Sea Turtle Research at Texas A&M University Galveston https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/swot-grantees/2022/6/16/sea-turtle-inc-usa-2021 monthly 0.5 2022-06-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/6d129f9a-301c-402f-bd11-22827a316213/Outreach+2.jpg SWOT Grantees - Sea Turtle, Inc. – U.S.A. 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CNRE (Centre National de Recherches sur l’Environnement) – Madagascar (2021) - Make it stand out ©CNRE https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/swot-grantees/czech-university-of-life-sciences-prague-and-syiah-kuala-university-indonesia-2020 monthly 0.5 2024-08-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1623691879651-CUFCXADRSYG8XTIZSF6L/3E.jpeg SWOT Grantees - Czech University of Life Sciences Prague and Syiah Kuala University – Indonesia (2020) - Make it stand out A hawksbill turtle swims above a reef © Adéla Hemeliková/Czech University of Life Sciences Prague and Syiah Kuala University https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1623691960195-07W5MMA1G0UN9OEJ87X1/3D.jpg SWOT Grantees - Czech University of Life Sciences Prague and Syiah Kuala University – Indonesia (2020) - Make it stand out Tortoiseshell jewelry, made from hawksbill turtle shell, for sale in Sumatra, Indonesia © Adéla Hemeliková/Czech University of Life Sciences Prague and Syiah Kuala University https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/swot-grantees/marine-conservation-without-borders-mexico-2020 monthly 0.5 2022-06-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1623694518368-HPVADBVAOY1QTXCVP9R4/04+Marine+Conservation+without+Borders++Hilario+Poot+Cahun+X-Hazil+Norte+Qunitana+Roo.JPG SWOT Grantees - 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Cynthia J. Lagueux & Cathi L. Campbell — Nicaragua (2018) https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/swot-grantees/2018/9/28/maissa-louhichi-tunisia-2017 monthly 0.5 2018-10-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1538156454539-7OYDVLB4N2K6MOQFV2ZT/Tunisia-2017b.JPG SWOT Grantees - Maissa Louhichi — Tunisia (2017) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1538156483135-GG0AP1QHC4HE21LONBKZ/Tunisia-2017.JPG SWOT Grantees - Maissa Louhichi — Tunisia (2017) https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/swot-grantees/2018/9/28/wildlife-africa-nigeria-2017 monthly 0.5 2018-10-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1538156111685-EOPKFUPEOAD6C1TRUYCF/Nigeria-2017.jpeg SWOT Grantees - Wildlife Africa — Nigeria (2017) https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/swot-grantees/2018/9/28/large-marine-vertebrates-research-institute-philippines-2017 monthly 0.5 2020-07-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1538155878503-YBPXZWFDGORTH5KS9NV1/philippines-2017.jpg SWOT Grantees - Large Marine Vertebrates Research Institute — Philippines (2017) https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/swot-grantees/2018/9/28/atoll-ecologists-programme-maldives-2017 monthly 0.5 2018-10-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1538155704386-N5SMLU08TOEX77M2NTNR/maldives-2017.jpg SWOT Grantees - Atoll Ecologists Programme — Maldives (2017) https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/swot-grantees/2018/9/28/kostas-papafitsoros-greece-2017 monthly 0.5 2026-03-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1538155232687-9EMPMVVB56OGTB7WNYIZ/21293669912_ba375748b8_o.jpg SWOT Grantees - Kostas Papafitsoros — Greece (2017) https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/swot-grantees/2018/9/28/acodes-democratic-republic-of-the-congo monthly 0.5 2018-10-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1538155272483-YBDQP0VS6PLO14PBAO79/DRC-2017.png SWOT Grantees - ACODES — Democratic Republic of the Congo (2017) https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/swot-grantees/2018/9/28/projeto-biodiversidade-cabo-verde-2017 monthly 0.5 2018-10-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1538155316205-WXCJCRO86NVCI6L3S0KS/cabo-verde-2017.jpg SWOT Grantees - Projeto Biodiversidade — Cabo Verde (2017) https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/swot-grantees/2016/10/1/wildseas-ghana-2016 monthly 0.5 2018-10-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1539046242379-MPA8H7BOMHSJKR042KHX/ghana-2016-1.JPG SWOT Grantees - Wildseas — Ghana (2016) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1539046313472-W50PCSPSRYLVDAEDU12X/ghana-2016-2.JPG SWOT Grantees - Wildseas — Ghana (2016) https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/swot-grantees/2016/10/1/fundacao-maio-biodiversidade-cabo-verde-2016 monthly 0.5 2020-07-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1539045974640-EKRC69VERRFUTZCNE9AK/Cabo-verde-2016-1.JPG SWOT Grantees - Fundação Maio Biodiversidade — Cabo Verde (2016) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1539046042716-Z7TY4L8JLYK0TJFUGZU6/Cabp-verde-2016-2.JPG SWOT Grantees - Fundação Maio Biodiversidade — Cabo Verde (2016) https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/swot-grantees/2016/10/1/african-chelonian-institute-senegal-2016 monthly 0.5 2018-10-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1539113567909-TWJBQM1Q0HAP1IENKWI1/Senegal-2.JPG SWOT Grantees - African Chelonian Institute — Senegal (2016) https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/swot-grantees/2016/10/1/association-cedtm-kelonia-madagascar-2016 monthly 0.5 2018-10-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1539109775019-5ONT0A34TBNF23E282NF/Madagascar-2016-1.jpg SWOT Grantees - Association CEDTM – Kélonia — Madagascar (2016) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1539109806659-OXSBEJNNKHJHVGFTU7CA/Madagascar-2016-2.jpg SWOT Grantees - Association CEDTM – Kélonia — Madagascar (2016) https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/swot-grantees/2016/10/1/ocean-spirits-grenada-2016 monthly 0.5 2018-10-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1539109624798-E5NLQD8NU8Q3CH1X8XE4/grenada-2016.jpg SWOT Grantees - Ocean Spirits — Grenada (2016) https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/swot-grantees/2016/10/1/association-camerounaise-de-biologie-marine-cameroon-2016 monthly 0.5 2018-10-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1539108974271-BKCQBJOH6RBQF9W90ETU/Cameroon-2016.JPG SWOT Grantees - Association Camerounaise de Biologie Marine — Cameroon (2016) https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/swot-grantees/2016/10/9/wildlife-friendly-enterprise-network-philippines-2016 monthly 0.5 2018-10-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1539108617571-3NNTEMC74MG9ZQV32KVM/Philippines-2016.jpg SWOT Grantees - Wildlife Friendly Enterprise Network — Philippines (2016) https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/swot-grantees/2015/10/1/ecoceanica-peru-2015 monthly 0.5 2018-10-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1539045490642-PDLLL6CEA7QJ1Y843X6W/Peru-2015.JPG SWOT Grantees - ecOceánica — Peru (2015) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1539045514908-1JV4PI7UOC7HE0WH7MAT/image-asset.jpeg SWOT Grantees - ecOceánica — Peru (2015) https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/swot-grantees/2015/10/1/programa-tato-atmmarapa-sao-tome-and-principe-2015 monthly 0.5 2018-10-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1539112824951-6L0UHW38R55H0QKC5B5J/Sao-Tome.JPG SWOT Grantees - Programa Tatô, ATM/MARAPA — São Tomé And Príncipe (2015) https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/swot-grantees/2015/10/1/protector-inc-international-2015 monthly 0.5 2018-10-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1539112981023-EX9ZXF7KVGZE3O7KY2L8/Protector-1.jpg SWOT Grantees - ProTECTOR Inc. — International (2015) https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/swot-grantees/2015/10/1/the-olive-ridley-project-indian-ocean-2015 monthly 0.5 2018-10-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1539044760483-U63GW7F8YFFK4XQ4LJN3/Maldives-2015.jpg SWOT Grantees - The Olive Ridley Project — Indian Ocean (2015) https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/swot-grantees/2015/10/1/wildlife-division-forestry-commission-ghana-2015 monthly 0.5 2018-10-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1539044660022-QMU5PWCDHJ8BRWO5AXVR/Ghana-2015-2.JPG SWOT Grantees - Wildlife Division, Forestry Commission — Ghana (2015) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1539044691123-QDQORQT1KUOEYCQLAE4N/Ghana-2015-1.jpg SWOT Grantees - Wildlife Division, Forestry Commission — Ghana (2015) https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/swot-grantees/2015/10/1/marcos-daniel-institute-brazil-2015 monthly 0.5 2018-10-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1539043666937-G8CF0H2R4U6C6OP7IUAA/Brazil-2015.jpg SWOT Grantees - Marcos Daniel Institute — Brazil (2015) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1539043847489-P0OIX13LPHY7RN4IRD3P/Brazil-2015-2.jpg SWOT Grantees - Marcos Daniel Institute — Brazil (2015) https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/swot-grantees/2015/10/1/marinelife-alliance-bangladesh-2015 monthly 0.5 2018-10-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1539043512463-NHJ9OABKSK0RKIOU0TGX/Bangladesh-2015.JPG SWOT Grantees - Marinelife Alliance — Bangladesh (2015) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1539043540744-C61TSALAHYOPN174LCZJ/Bangladesh-2015-2.jpg SWOT Grantees - Marinelife Alliance — Bangladesh (2015) https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/swot-grantees/2014/10/1/universite-paris-sud-france-and-worldwide-2014 monthly 0.5 2020-07-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1539043319170-X6Z27UFPFE06CR72TCZR/France-2014.JPG SWOT Grantees - Université Paris–Sud — France & Worldwide (2014) https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/swot-grantees/2014/10/1/asian-university-for-women-bangladesh-india-and-sri-lanka-2014 monthly 0.5 2018-10-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1539043155992-F3DHCU11MYD4PDKI7121/Bangladesh-2014-1.JPG SWOT Grantees - Asian University for Women — Bangladesh, India, and Sri Lanka (2014) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1539043180171-NRUJYF4H2B3AN0WQ3NVA/Bangladesh-2014-2.JPG SWOT Grantees - Asian University for Women — Bangladesh, India, and Sri Lanka (2014) https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/swot-grantees/2014/10/1/university-of-antofagasta-chile-2014 monthly 0.5 2018-10-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1539042999922-RZBV52AT44KHINX9UUPF/Chile-2014-1.jpeg SWOT Grantees - University of Antofagasta — Chile (2014) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1539043017682-5WGDT7356MKP1UA05HBW/Chile-2014-2.jpeg SWOT Grantees - University of Antofagasta — Chile (2014) https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/swot-grantees/2018/10/8/local-ocean-trustdiani-turtle-watch-kenya-2014 monthly 0.5 2018-10-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1539042881435-US77J6BQIH2OM3ROS7HL/Kenya-2014.JPG SWOT Grantees - Local Ocean Trust - Diani Turtle Watch — Kenya (2014) https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/swot-grantees/2014/10/1/fundacion-tortugas-del-mar-colombia-2014 monthly 0.5 2018-10-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1539042672790-A8D6C1XOIH75G4TI6BC5/colombia-2014-1.jpg SWOT Grantees - Fundación Tortugas del Mar — Colombia (2014) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1539042672003-QA5MWWVFC5FOXRG3Y013/Colombia-2014-2.jpg SWOT Grantees - Fundación Tortugas del Mar — Colombia (2014) https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/swot-grantees/2014/10/1/profaunabaja-mexico-2014 monthly 0.5 2018-10-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1539042458844-L1WRM0LLTB0OS4HI72CF/Mexico-2014.JPG SWOT Grantees - ProFaunaBaja — Mexico (2014) https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/swot-grantees/2014/10/1/alliance-for-tompotika-conservation-indonesia-2014 monthly 0.5 2018-10-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1539042324921-5XC2G6E0GO32OSXKF90K/Indonesia-2014-1.jpg SWOT Grantees - Alliance for Tompotika Conservation — Indonesia (2014) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1539042324806-PLB2J3OR0X604ND9XRC6/Indonesia-2014-2.jpg SWOT Grantees - Alliance for Tompotika Conservation — Indonesia (2014) https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/swot-grantees/2013/10/1/vida-milenaria-mexico-2013 monthly 0.5 2018-10-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1539094243183-KC5LP2EQVL05DKJNZZL5/Mexico-4.jpg SWOT Grantees - Vida Milenaria - Mexico (2013) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1539094270637-PIIHYBLIB9SOE1K7KJ4N/Mexico-2.jpg SWOT Grantees - Vida Milenaria - Mexico (2013) https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/swot-grantees/2013/10/1/adtma-sos-tartarugas-cabo-verde-2013 monthly 0.5 2018-10-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1539113665017-9Q3JHK7RJSR4X8D0D3ET/Cabo-Verde.jpg SWOT Grantees - ADTMA SOS Tartarugas - Cabo Verde (2013) https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/swot-grantees/2013/10/1/dr-michael-white-cook-islands-2013 monthly 0.5 2018-10-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1539041832023-KJE6H13S90HG0UAQD5OW/Cook-Islands-2013-2.JPG SWOT Grantees - Dr. Michael White — Cook Islands (2013) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1539041857886-ARTZ2WJ9G4PBSTS9HZPW/Cook-islands-2013-1.jpg SWOT Grantees - Dr. Michael White — Cook Islands (2013) https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/swot-grantees/2013/10/1/ocean-spirits-grenada-2013 monthly 0.5 2018-10-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1539113766709-RIPALLO8OR1AXS47TW6M/Grenada-1.JPG SWOT Grantees - Ocean Spirits — Grenada (2013) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1539113785764-7KMAY4Y4ROXLXU9TW6OL/Grenada-2.JPG SWOT Grantees - Ocean Spirits — Grenada (2013) https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/swot-grantees/2018/10/8/indian-ocean-turtle-newsletter-international-2013 monthly 0.5 2018-10-08 https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/swot-grantees/2013/10/1/equilibrio-azul-ecuador-2013 monthly 0.5 2018-10-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1539041262484-GCU7CV5MROB4YSHB3VC6/Ecuador-2013-2.jpeg SWOT Grantees - Equilibrio Azul — Ecuador (2013) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1539041262356-PCC46PSVRGW2BXESM4HP/Ecuador-2013.jpeg SWOT Grantees - Equilibrio Azul — Ecuador (2013) https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/swot-grantees/2012/10/1/maharaja-krishnakumarsinhji-bhavnagar-university-india-2012 monthly 0.5 2018-10-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1539040850825-PYS0QODSOBFUHRBHWPA6/India-2012-2.JPG SWOT Grantees - Maharaja Krishnakumarsinhji Bhavnagar University — India (2012) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1539040892554-ZDG2KGNILN768J0QLTR3/India-2012-1.JPG SWOT Grantees - Maharaja Krishnakumarsinhji Bhavnagar University — India (2012) https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/swot-grantees/2012/10/1/blue-ventures-madagascar-2012 monthly 0.5 2018-10-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1539040457959-7JBC8WFEOUVC84V724TF/Madagascar-2012.JPG SWOT Grantees - Blue Ventures — Madagascar (2012) https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/swot-grantees/2012/10/1/atm-sao-tome-and-principe-2012 monthly 0.5 2018-10-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1539040227838-IB3DCVWJ2Q8KWXX42NKS/sao-tome-2012.JPG SWOT Grantees - ATM - São Tomé and Príncipe (2012) https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/swot-grantees/2012/10/1/te-mana-o-te-moana-french-polynesia-2012 monthly 0.5 2018-10-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1539039571877-XBFBISKBFFY5MJLY0H28/French-polynesia-2012-1.jpg SWOT Grantees - Te Mana o Te Moana - French Polynesia (2012) https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/swot-grantees/2012/10/1/conservacion-ambiente-colombia-foundation-colombia-2012 monthly 0.5 2018-10-08 https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/swot-grantees/2012/10/1/asian-university-for-women-bangladesh-2012 monthly 0.5 2018-10-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1539039245566-W1K8JHE4XQNRL9Y2IN1X/Bangladesh-2012.JPG SWOT Grantees - Asian University for Women — Bangladesh (2012) https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/swot-grantees/2011/10/1/coastal-marine-research-group-of-massey-university-new-zealand-2011 monthly 0.5 2018-10-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1539114940655-0DTXPL77M5BLHZD0JZF7/new-zealand-2011.JPG SWOT Grantees - Coastal Marine Research Group of Massey University — New Zealand (2011) https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/swot-grantees/2011/10/1/akazul-guatemala-2011 monthly 0.5 2018-10-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1539114978641-ORQGZYIIF6X9QBM8KAFI/Guatemala-2011.jpg SWOT Grantees - Akazul — Guatemala (2011) https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/swot-grantees/2011/10/1/local-ocean-trust-watamu-turtle-watch-kenya-2011 monthly 0.5 2018-10-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1539115044390-LCEOQYXY31F1WZ1XV0OU/image-asset.jpeg SWOT Grantees - Local Ocean Trust: Watamu Turtle Watch — Kenya (2011) https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/swot-grantees/2011/10/1/ecoceanica-peru-2011 monthly 0.5 2018-10-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1539115214019-TRF8PS7ICGS2HQ1FOTIB/Peru-2011.jpg SWOT Grantees - ecOceanica — Peru (2011) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1539115224963-JSEFOMYICX1EVEZYK6UF/Peru-2011-2.jpg SWOT Grantees - ecOceanica — Peru (2011) https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/swot-grantees/2011/10/1/wildlife-division-forestry-commission-ghana-2011 monthly 0.5 2018-10-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1539115282235-WSQMLPJ32Q0FO8T1CZRB/Ghana-2011-1.jpg SWOT Grantees - Wildlife Division (Forestry Commission) — Ghana (2011) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1539115300563-OO8MB2FTNMQ89IKA5B2M/Ghana-2011-2.jpg SWOT Grantees - Wildlife Division (Forestry Commission) — Ghana (2011) https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/swot-grantees/2010/10/1/ecology-project-international-costa-rica-2011 monthly 0.5 2019-12-13 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She will return to this beach to lay more clutches before migrating back to her feeding grounds to replenish her fat stores before returning to nest on the same beach a couple years later. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/60238cdc-0c8c-4d4f-8546-435f39cce6fd/DSC_0039.JPG Sea Turtle Life Cycle - Make it stand out Emerging from the nest is a collaborative effort for sea turtle hatchlings. They work together, coordinating small movements that slowly moves them as a group up the nest column to the surface. Once they reach the surface, like these newly hatched olive ridley turtles, they will all crawl as quickly as possible to the ocean. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1655314759943-N8XJSIPT8G6Z57843VEP/_TD89902.jpg Sea Turtle Life Cycle - Make it stand out This female green turtle (center) is surrounded by interested male sea turtles who compete with one another to mate with her. They will also bite the mounted male in an attempt to dislodge him and take his spot. © Tui de Roy / Roving Tortoise Photos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1537906327152-XXNPWSL8RJ2XIFN2A1HW/lifecycle-1.jpg Sea Turtle Life Cycle - A. NESTING BEACHES: ADULT FEMALE During nesting season, females come ashore to lay eggs within a few weeks of mating. After making their way above the high-tide line, they use their front flippers to dig a large depression called a “body pit,” using such force that they send sand flying through the air. Females then use their back flippers to dig a smaller hole at the far end of the body pit called an “egg chamber,” into which they deposit between 50-200 soft-shelled eggs, depending on the species. After refilling and covering their nests with sand, they return to sea. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1537906325729-5DXPOCVIPNYRM66UKJOV/lifecycle_b.jpg Sea Turtle Life Cycle - B. ADULT FEMALES RETURN TO FEEDING AREAS AFTER NESTING SEASON Depending on the distance, this migration may take several months. Females must return to feeding areas – generally nearshore (neritic) areas – after each nesting season to replenish her energy stores for the next reproductive season. This period typically takes more than a year, and in many cases, several years. Other adults (females and males) and large juveniles also feed in these areas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1537906325799-XBR0EGK492DF8TRVMCKK/lifecycle_c.jpg Sea Turtle Life Cycle - C. HATCHLINGS TO OCEAN AND EARLY YEARS IN OPEN OCEAN HABITAT When fully developed, hatchlings break through their eggshell and slowly dig their way to the surface, typically en masse. This process can take a few days. Hatchlings generally wait until night to head for the ocean, when they can use the cover of darkness to avoid detection by many predators on the beach and in the water. After reaching the water, hatchlings enter into a multi-day "swimming frenzy," during which they swim almost continuously, fueled only by leftover egg yolk, to reach deeper water away from shore. Little turtles are transported by strong ocean currents to open-ocean (oceanic) habitats, where they live in flotsam, such as Sargassum mats (brown algae), and have an omnivorous diet. This oceanic stage can last from a few years to decades. Leatherbacks are the only species that spend the majority of their life in this oceanic environment; flatbacks are the only species that lack this open ocean stage entirely. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1537906326140-H0LCDJOR68CC4C5RUGV4/lifecycle_d.jpg Sea Turtle Life Cycle - D. DEVELOPMENTAL MIGRATIONS TO NERITIC FEEDING AREAS After this oceanic period, the juvenile turtles move into highly productive neritic (near shore) feeding areas to finish growing, a process that can take as little as a few years and as long as a few decades. While these foraging grounds tend to offer a greater abundance and variety of food than the open ocean, they also tend to host more predators. Thus, young turtles wait to enter these areas until they have attained a larger body size, which helps them avoid being eaten. Adult turtles also occupy neritic feeding areas. Adult turtles remain in these areas until they have accumulated sufficient energy reserves to migrate to breeding areas for reproduction. This period typically takes more than a year, and in many cases, several years. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1537906326188-Z3S0D6F4LOSKNRKQZHVC/lifecycle_e.jpg Sea Turtle Life Cycle - E. MIGRATION OF ADULTS TO NATAL BEACHES FOR MATING After acquiring sufficient resources, adult males and females migrate to breeding areas to mate and, in the case of females, to nest. The distance between feeding and breeding areas can be hundreds, to tens of thousands, of kilometers. Each nesting season, most females return to nest at the same beach, or group of beaches, from which they themselves emerged as hatchlings. The return migration by an adult turtle to the beach of its birth is called natal homing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1537906326520-61D0QWX3L6QU979E3CAK/lifecycle_f.jpg Sea Turtle Life Cycle - F. MATING IN COASTAL AREAS NEAR NESTING BEACHES: Although a female typically only need mate with one male to obtain enough sperm to fertilize all of her eggs in a season, multiple paternity is common in sea turtles. This is most likely due to the fact that male sea turtles generally attempt to mate with as many females as possible. Males are quite aggressive during the mating season, both with other males and with females. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1537906326591-OE8OL4VQXETUL63WCOTR/lifecycle_g.jpg Sea Turtle Life Cycle - G. ADULT MALES RETURN TO FEEDING AREAS Like females, male turtles show natal homing, but visit broader areas and more sites than females do. Males will try to mate with as many females as they can during a season. Once males have mated and are unsuccessful in finding more mates, they return to their feeding areas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1537906327112-NWDLZ98WUUEKKCG6ZEZX/lifecycle_h.jpg Sea Turtle Life Cycle - H. INTERNESTING HABITATS Females stay near their nesting beach during the nesting season, which can last one to two months. Depending on the species, female turtles lay between two and seven clutches (a group of eggs deposited during one egg-laying event), in a season – one clutch every 10 to 15 days. Olive ridley and Kemp’s ridley turtles are the exceptions to this pattern when they nest in arribadas, or synchronized mass nesting events, that occur over a three to seven-day period once a month. https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/minimum-data-standards daily 0.75 2018-11-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b80290bee1759a50e3a86b3/1540220324847-AQNGB0UUEJO9LE4H95CQ/IMG_3112.JPG Minimum Data Standards - Minimum Data Standards for Nesting Beach Monitoring Field researchers observe a nesting loggerhead turtle in Greece. 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