Sentences with phrase «sea turtles as»

However, a new report shows that this represents a 90 % reduction of sea turtles as bycatch since 1990.

Thanks to the satellite tracking system used on these turtles, as shown in the photo above, the use of mangroves by sea turtles as places for foraging food has opened up all new possibilities for studying — and saving — these turtles.

The loss of sea turtles as bycatch among fisheries is heartbreaking.

She is angry about the extent of the pollution, and holds on to pieces of plastic that have marks of attempted consumption by sea turtles as forensic evidence.

We were videotaping Don Chuy Lucero, a fishermen who once routinely caught sea turtles as food but now was on the beach with two other men, weaving a new wide - mesh net to help catch them for a conservation and research project.

You'll meet diverse marine life including reef sharks, stunning tropical fish and friendly sea turtles as they glide amongst the colourful coral and swim beside you.

Experience the wonder of the coral reef and encounter colourful marine life such as clownfish, parrot fish, Maori Wrasse and sea turtles as you snorkel the outer reef.

The snorkelling right off the beach is great, you can see coral reef, tropical fish and quite often sea turtles as well.

As we paddle, we are likely to be sharing the waters with sea turtles as well as sea lions which observe us and may even follow along for a spell.

There are many different spots around the country to see whales and you'll probably be able to see other animals like dolphins, manta rays and sea turtles as well.

Keep an eye out for dolphins and sea turtles as you swim, or simply relax on the white - sand beach.

Koh Tarutao — This island has both rugged mountain and jungle scenery and, if Carolann had her way, there's a chance to see some sea turtles as Koh Tarutao has a popular breeding and nesting ground on one of its shores!

Shark Airport - This wide plateau like shelf is home to hawksbill and green sea turtles as well as white tip sharks who cruise along the drop - off edges.

Shark Airport is a wide plateau like shelf is home to hawksbill and green sea turtles as well as white tip sharks who cruise along the drop - off edges.

Off the south side of Maui, Turtle Town is home to several sea turtles as well as lots of amazing reef fish.

The U.S Endangered Species Act and International Union for the Conservation of Nature list sea turtles as threatened or endangered throughout most of their range.

You can snorkel right off the shore, and check out the Hawaiian Green Seas Turtles as they frolic around the reef.

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Simon is on the advisory boards of charitable organizations such as the Canadian Sea Turtle Network, which works to conserve endangered sea turtles in Canadian waters and worldwide and Level, which combats injustice and supports projects that advance equality in rights and opportunities worldwiSea Turtle Network, which works to conserve endangered sea turtles in Canadian waters and worldwide and Level, which combats injustice and supports projects that advance equality in rights and opportunities worldwisea turtles in Canadian waters and worldwide and Level, which combats injustice and supports projects that advance equality in rights and opportunities worldwide.

The Turtle Hospital in Marathon doubles as a tourist attraction and sanctuary, where vets care for wounded sea turtles and educators give hourly tours of their 53 patients, including one young turtle named Irma after the storm washed it onshore when it was just a hatchling.

Efforts include but are not limited to: developing and implementing marine habitat protection and restoration strategies, conducting ongoing coral reef research, training individuals in marine ecosystem research and management, as well as animal husbandry, the rescue, rehabilitation and release of marine wildlife including sea turtles, manatees and dolphins, creating programs to heighten public awareness of the ocean and its inhabitants and delivering marine education programs to communities and schools.

For non-Americans like me who, upon hearing the word «turtle», think not of confectionary but the creature upon which Discworld rests, Christopher Elbow describes this treat as «perfectly roasted pecans and soft caramel encased in premium dark chocolate... [topped] off with Grey Sea Salt from France.

Some gamesome wights will tell you that they have to plant weeds there, they don't grow naturally; that they import Canada thistles; that they have to send beyond seas for a spile to stop a leak in an oil cask; that pieces of wood in Nantucket are carried about like bits of the true cross in Rome; that people there plant toadstools before their houses, to get under the shade in summertime; that one blade of grass makes an oasis, three blades in a day's walk a prairie; that they wear quicksand shoes, something like Laplander snowshoes; that they are so shut up, belted about, every way inclosed, surrounded, and made an utter island of by the ocean, that to their very chairs and tables small clams will sometimes be found adhering, as to the backs of sea turtles.

In fact, if you went to all the talks you would (a) cease to pay attention and (b) never have a chance to swim or snorkel, which would be a shame because you would miss out on the local black marine iguanas, the black fish, and black sea turtles in the water, as well as the black crabs near the shore.

Some ancient marine reptiles, such as the leatherback turtle Eosphargis breineri (top), the ichthyosaur (middle), and the mosasaur (bottom), had color schemes similar to modern - day sea creat

It's not clear when or how the 202 - year - old Academy acquired the fossil, but the first scientific description of it in 1849 identified it as belonging to an ancient sea turtle.

We are committed to working with the Government and communities to protect Madagascar's natural resources but it's a huge challenge when a single sea turtle can be sold at the same price as a fisherman's monthly income.»

During some years, up to as many as 12,000 green sea turtles aggregate around Raine Island to lay eggs on the beach, which offers scientists a natural laboratory to compare the movements and behaviours of the turtles and tiger sharks during a time when sea turtle concentrations are higher than average.

With an ongoing crises from illegal exploitation of precious timber, land tortoises, and now sea turtles, Madagascar is developing an unfortunate reputation as an illegal trafficking hotspot, WCS warns.

Construction is, however, expected to take as long as three years, creating the potential to displace at least three sea turtle nesting seasons.

Although SpaceX has won praise from some wildlife managers for its plans to minimize negative effects, the launch facility is a worry for conservationists such as Carole Allen of the Sea Turtle Restoration Project, particularly about the Kemp's ridley turtle, which nests primarily in Texas and northern Mexico and nearly went extinct in the 1970s.

A study in the journal Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment notes that reflected light — off of buildings or roadways — can be as disruptive to animal behavior as the direct light that attracts sea turtle hatchlings to begin life in the wrong direction.

The creatures include the leatherback, loggerhead, hawksbill, green and Kemp's ridley sea turtles, as well as birds like the piping plover, red knot, and northern aplomado falcon.

Upwards of one million sea turtles, for example, were estimated to have been killed as bycatch from 1990 - 2008, according to a report published in Conservation Letters in 2010.

Seagrass beds, like coral reefs, form a highly productive and diverse ecosystem, acting as the nursery for many kinds of fish as well as a home to sea turtles, manatees, birds, and a host of other sea creatures.

Like some migratory birds and sea turtles, spiny lobsters possess an ability known as true navigation, the ability to determine one's position relative to a destination without reference to landmarks or cues gathered en route.

After spending many hours digging and laying eggs at Huon Island, a female green turtle makes it back to the sea as the sun rises.

This area is home to approximately 40 percent of the world's reef wildlife population, including more than 75 percent of coral species and some 3,000 individual species of fish, as well as sea turtles, mollusks, crustaceans, and marine mammals.

On the beaches, there are also nesting sea turtles and as you go inland, many, many species, including jaguars and tapirs.

Hirayama noticed that the bones in its limbs were not fused into rigid paddles as they are in living sea turtles.

The Rose Atoll near American Samoa covers more than 13,000 square miles, including coral reefs and a lagoon that serves as a home to sea turtles, birds and giant clams.

When disturbed, a pyrosome emits a sustained bright glow to confuse and deter predators such as sea turtles, sparking other pyrosomes to light up in a chain reaction.

As a result, «these turtles, in addition to other groups of sea reptiles, became extinct at that time,» Pérez - García confirms.

«What was maybe viewed as an anomaly with sea turtles and salmon is now the hypothesis to beat.»

«Our results provide direct evidence that young sea turtles can in effect exploit regional magnetic fields as open - ocean navigational markers,» the team writes.

These European reptiles inhabited warm, shallow seas of the continent, but «they were not as agile in this environment as today's sea turtles, who are able to cover very large distances and cross seas and even oceans,» the expert explains.

Because sea turtles use a similar magnetic map, the researchers speculate that many migratory marine animals, such as eels, sharks, and seals, may also navigate using magnetic fields.

The turtles are rarely observed during the next two to ten years or so, but prior studies suggest that at least some reside among mats of seaweed, such as Sargassum, that provide shelter and habitat in the open sea.

The loggerhead sea turtle is listed as threatened (likely to become endangered, in danger of extinction, within the foreseeable future) under the U.S. Federal Endangered Species Act and internationally it is listed as endangered (facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild in the near future) by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.

As soon as a baby sea turtle hatches, it races to the water's edge and vanishes into the waveAs soon as a baby sea turtle hatches, it races to the water's edge and vanishes into the waveas a baby sea turtle hatches, it races to the water's edge and vanishes into the waves.

As part of the conference, Rob DiGiovanni, discusses long term efforts of marine mammal and sea turtle monitoring and recovery efforts.