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Endangered Species Research, 2017 Documentation of exposure of threatened and endangered sea turtles to petroleum and dispersant released into the northern Gulf of Mexico (GoM) during the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil spill was a critical component of the Natural Resource Damage Assessment
Ylitalo, GM +7 more
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Antibiotic Resistance of Gram-Negative Bacteria from Wild Captured Loggerhead Sea Turtles
Antibiotics, 2020 Sea turtles have been proposed as health indicators of marine habitats and carriers of antibiotic-resistant bacterial strains, for their longevity and migratory lifestyle.
Monica Francesca Blasi +5 more
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Turtle excluder devices -- Are the escape openings large enough? [PDF]
, 2002 All five species of sea turtles in continental U.S. waters are protected under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 and the population sizes of all species remain well below historic levels.
Epperly, Sheryan P., Teas, Wendy G.
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, 2011 The accidental oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010 has caused perceptible damage to marine and freshwater ecosystems. The large quantity of oil leaking at a constant rate and the long duration of the event caused an exponentially increasing mortality
Antonio, F. J. +2 more
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Frontiers in Marine ScienceIncidental captures of sea turtles during fishing activities affect their populations worldwide. Previous research has documented the impacts of commercial fisheries in nearshore and offshore waters, and research-based minimization measures are now ...
Robby J. Brannum +6 more
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Validation and interpretation of annual skeletal marks in loggerhead (Caretta caretta) and Kemp’s ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) sea turtles [PDF]
, 2004 Numerous studies have applied skeletochronology to sea turtle species. Because many of the studies have lacked validation, the application of this technique to sea turtle age estimation has been called into question. To address this concern, we obtained
Hohn, Aleta A., Snover, Melissa L.
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The physiological effects of multiple forced submergences in loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) [PDF]
, 2003 Sea turtles are subjected to involuntary submergence and potential mortality due to incidental capture by the commercial shrimp fishing industry. Despite implementation of turtle excluder devices (TEDs) to reduce at-sea mortality, dead stranded turtles ...
Stabenau, Erich K. +1 more
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Explorers Turtle Talk With Sea Turtles: An Introduction to Sea Turtles
, 2023 The Explorers Turtle Talk With Sea Turtles: An Introduction to Sea Turtles introduces children aged 10 - 12 to the five fascinating sea turtles that have been recorded in Irish waters, their adaptations to survive, and the threats facing them. Including a species profile on the largest sea turtle in the world and a regular visitor to Ireland, the ...
Dromgool-Regan, Cushla +1 more
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What can be done to restore Pacific turtle populations?: The Bellagio blueprint for action on Pacific sea turtles [PDF]
The Bellagio Blueprint for Action on Pacific Sea Turtles is an outcome of the Bellagio Conference on the Conversation and Sustainable Management of Sea Turtles organized jointly by the WorldFish Center and U.S. NOAA Fisheries. During 17-21 November, 2003,
Steering Committee, Bellagio Conference on Sea Turtles
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