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Marine turtle harvest in a mixed small-scale fishery: Evidence for revised management measures [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Copyright © 2013 Elsevier. NOTICE: this is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Ocean and Coastal Management. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting ...
Broderick, Annette C.   +10 more
core   +1 more source

A brighter future? Stable and growing sea turtle populations in the Republic of Maldives.

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2023
The Indian Ocean represents a significant data gap in the evaluation of sea turtle population status and trends. Like many small island states, the Republic of Maldives has limited baseline data, capacity and resources to gather information on sea turtle
Jillian A Hudgins   +4 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Artificial breeding of the hawksbill turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata, in a captive facility in the Republic of Korea [PDF]

open access: yesNature Conservation
Captive breeding has been conducted across various regions to restore globally endangered sea turtle populations. However, understanding how turtles adapt to artificial breeding environments that differ considerably from their natural habitats remains ...
Eunvit Cho   +5 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Insights into the successful breeding of Hawksbill sea turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata) from a long-term captive breeding program

open access: yesGlobal Ecology and Conservation, 2020
Sea turtle populations are declining and evidence-based methods for supporting their populations are required. Captive breeding and release programs can be effective, offering the opportunity to supplement nature populations; however, sea turtles require
Ruth Maggeni, William E. Feeney
doaj   +1 more source

Parentage Analysis in a Green Sea Turtle (<i>Chelonia mydas</i>) Population From French Polynesia Reveals a Tendency for Inbreeding and Unexpected Plasticity in Reproductive Behaviour. [PDF]

open access: yesEcol Evol
In this study, we examine the mating system of an endangered population of green sea turtles in Tetiaroa, French Polynesia, through genotype reconstruction and parentage analysis. We unravelled the mating behaviours of both males and females and determined if they serve as strategies to avoid inbreeding by investigating levels of relatedness between ...
Dolfo V   +4 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Survey of Hawksbill Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricate) Health Condition in Terms of Parasites and Microbes in Alas Purwo National Park, Indonesia

open access: yesResearch Journal of Life Science, 2017
Indonesian waters have six types of turtles that can live, spawn and breed. Sea turtle conservation becomes an important and urgent program to be done in order to protect and save sea turtle population in Indonesia.
Qurrota A'yunin   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

High rates of growth recorded for hawksbill sea turtles in Anegada, British Virgin Islands. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Management of species of conservation concern requires knowledge of demographic parameters, such as rates of recruitment, survival, and growth. In the Caribbean, hawksbill turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata) have been historically exploited in huge numbers ...
Broderick, AC   +7 more
core   +1 more source

Genetic structure and natal origins of immature hawksbill turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata) in Brazilian waters. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2014
Understanding the connections between sea turtle populations is fundamental for their effective conservation. Brazil hosts important hawksbill feeding areas, but few studies have focused on how they connect with nesting populations in the Atlantic. Here,
Maira C Proietti   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Somatic growth dynamics of West Atlantic hawksbill sea turtles: a spatio-temporal perspective [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
This is the final version of the article. Available from the publisher via the DOI in this record.Somatic growth dynamics are an integrated response to environmental conditions.
Bellini, C   +45 more
core   +1 more source

Current status and trends of illegal trade in hawksbill turtle products in Hainan Island, China

open access: yesFrontiers in Marine Science
IntroductionIllegal wildlife trade is among the most profitable illegal businesses worldwide. The hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata), which has been listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, has long been a prominent target of illegal ...
Xinyu Ji   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

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