Sentences with phrase «on turtle populations»

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«All three of the researchers said pretty much the same thing,» Landers said, explaining that while no one wants the turtles to die, protection efforts are based on whether the population — which in this case is threatened but recovering — will be affected by a certain number of deaths caused by operations such as harbor dredging.

Saba, who has conducted modeling studies on the impacts of climate change on endangered leatherback turtles in the eastern Pacific Ocean, says the Northwest Atlantic loggerhead study offers a new approach in understanding how climate variability affects sea turtle populations.

The fisheries are an important source of finance, protein and cultural identity, but information can be scarce on their status — despite often being listed as one of the major threats to turtle populations.

«Experts we surveyed found that entanglement in plastic and other pollution could pose a long term impact on the survival of some turtle populations and is a greater threat to them than oil spills.

More research is needed to fully understand the importance of basking and the effect climate change will have on basking behaviors of green turtle populations around the world.

Researchers investigating the impacts of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on sea turtles found that over 320,000 juvenile sea turtles from populations throughout the Atlantic Ocean were likely present in the northern Gulf of Mexico during the 87 - day oil spill.

The effects of incubation environment, sex and pedigree on the hatchling phenotype in a natural population of loggerhead turtles.

She also participated in a Spay and Neuter program in Mazunte, Mexico; this program reduces the local pet population and promotes the survival of endangered sea turtles that nest on the coast.

Extreme Nature Tours conducts these tours in areas in which the population of turtles is highest to give visitors the opportunity to watch these graceful creatures get their young ready to embark on their challenge - filled lives in the ocean.

Now, the Hol Chan Marine Reserve has released some positive figures for the number of turtles that nested on Ambergris Caye in 2013, indicating that population numbers are gaining.

This beach is most well - known as a place where the declining population of leatherback turtles comes to nest, with many coming on shore to lay eggs during the nesting season.

Follow up on data collection for sharks, turtles and ray population locally around Gilis as well as linking with organizations studying marine megafauna.

The resident green sea turtle (Chelonia Mydas) population is one of the highlights of diving around the Gili Islands and you'll find large numbers of them on the surrounding shallow reefs.

The Hawaii Wildlife Fund sponsors a number of great volunteer programs on Maui, including activities that track and monitor hawksbill and green sea turtles in order to assess the population, protect nests, and assist injured creatures.

The range is home to a number of important conservation targets which include, but are not limited to, at least 2 marine fish spawning aggregation sites, a breeding population of the endangered American Crocodile, and a number of threatened coastal marine habitats including the greater reef complex itself, beach forests that support several important species of resident and migratory birds and at least 2 species of marine turtles are believed to nest on the range.

There is a splendid 17 mile beach on the northcoast of the island, this is usually only used by sea turtles to lay their eggs because of the large mosquito population.

After the meal a presentation on Sea Turtles was shared with the guests, mentioned the species living in our oceans, behavioral traces, reproduction and some concern regarding population reduction.

A sleepy seaside community located between Kuantan and Kuala Terengganu on the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia, Cherating is known more for its turtle population, surf and more recently kiteboarding than its lacklustre selection of accommodation, and will appeal to those content with a no - frills, affordable beach break.

The Kemp's Ridley sea turtle sets itself apart from other turtle populations in several ways: They're the smallest of all the Gulf of Mexico turtle species, measuring only about 2 feet when fully grown; they're the world's most endangered sea turtle; and they're known for their synchronized nesting activities, called arribadas, in which hundreds or thousands of females come ashore on the same day to lay their eggs.

The most comprehensive global evaluation of fisheries bycatch impacts on large marine species, published this month in the journal Ecosphere, revealed that sea turtle populations in the East Pacific, North Atlantic, Southwest Atlantic, and Mediterranean face higher bycatch and mortality rates.

The giant, ancient, endangered turtles, some the size of a Smart Car, have until now only been known to nest in four spots in the United States — with about three dozen females a year laying eggs on beaches along the east coast of Florida and slightly larger nesting populations in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

The study authors, from NOAA's Marine Mammal and Turtle division in La Jolla, California, analyzed sea turtle populations on beaches at the northern and southern ends of Australia's Great Barrier Reef.

«Hawksbill turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata) are critically endangered and the majority of hawksbill habitat use and movement research to date has been centred in the Wider Caribbean and Indo - Paciï ¬ c regions... As recently as 2007, hawksbills were considered functionally extirpated in the eastern Paciï ¬ c Ocean, based on scarce reports of their presence and the sparse coral reef distribution in the region... This study represents the ï ¬ rst initiative to track individuals from this remnant hawksbill population and describes novel habitat use that will inform regional conservation efforts.»

Florida votes to crack down on freshwater turtle trade Florida wildlife officials tentatively approved a new rule that will ban most freshwater turtle harvests to protect the populations of roughly 19 species.

In fact, warm incubation temperatures may have a short - term conservation benefit on the turtles, increasing the number of breeding females and hence the total size of the population