Background Resolving threats to widely distributed marine megafauna requires definition of
the geographic distributions of both the threats as well as the population unit(s) of interest. In …

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

Turtles and tortoises (chelonians) have been integral components of global ecosystems for
about 220 million years and have played important roles in human culture for at least …

There have been efforts around the globe to track individuals of many marine species and
assess their movements and distribution, with the putative goal of supporting their …

The green turtle Chelonia mydas is a circumglobal species that is susceptible to overexploitation
as a food resource and incidental mortality in fisheries. Efforts to recover regional green …

Small-scale fisheries in Peru constitute an important source of food and employment for
coastal communities where fish is the single most important natural resource. Utilizing official …

We studied the diet of green sea turtles ( Chelonia mydas ) at Bahía de los Angeles in the
Gulf of California, México. From 1995–1999, we collected esophageal lavage and fecal …

The loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) was listed as threatened on July 28, 1978. The
threatened listing was applied to wherever the species occurs. In 2007, the National Marine …

In 2010, an international group of 35 sea turtle researchers refined an initial list of more than
200 research questions into 20 metaquestions that were considered key for management …

Tropicalization is a term used to describe the transformation of temperate ecosystems by
poleward‐moving tropical organisms in response to warming temperatures. In North America, …