Sentences with phrase «sea turtle nest counts»

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These models were then used to assess observed changes in nest counts and to project future nesting trends in the Northwest Atlantic loggerhead sea turtle population, the largest in the world.

Nest counts are the main source of demographic data for sea turtles, but it's hard to estimate population size from these counts.

Even on the «everyone does it» afternoon snorkel tour out of San Pedro to Hol Chan Marine Reserve, we spotted countless fish, a moray eel, stingrays, multiple species of coral and a group of turtles foraging in the sea grass — and that's not counting the side trip to Shark Ray Alley to swim with nurse sharks and stingrays.

Nest counts are the main source of demographic data for sea turtles, but it's hard to estimate population size from these counts.