Key issues in assessing threats to sea turtles: knowledge gaps and future directions
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| Date | 2023-12 | ||||||||||||
| Language | English | ||||||||||||
| Author(s) | Fuentes Mariana M. P. B.1, McMichael Erin2, Kot Connie Y.3, Silver-Gorges Ian1, Wallace Bryan P.4, Godley Brendan J.5, Brooks Annabelle M. L.6, Ceriani Simona A.7, Cortes-Gomez Adriana A.8, Dawson Tiffany M.9, Dodge Kara L.10, Flint Mark11, Jensen Michael P.12, 13, Komoroske Lisa M.14, Kophamel Sara15, Lettrich Matthew D.2, Long Christopher A.16, Nelms Sarah E.5, Patricio Ana R.5, 17, Robinson Nathan J.18, 19, Seminoff Jeffrey A.20, Ware Matthew21, Whitman Elizabeth R.22, Chevallier Damien23, Clyde-Brockway Chelsea E.24, 25, Korgaonkar Sumedha A.26, Mancini Agnese27, Mello-Fonseca Juliana28, Monsinjon Jonathan29, Neves-Ferreira Isabella28, Ortega Anna A.30, Patel Samir H.31, Pfaller Joseph B.32, Ramirez Matthew D.33, Raposo Cheila17, Smith Caitlin E.34, Abreu-Grobois F. Alberto35, Hays Graeme C.36 | ||||||||||||
| Affiliation(s) | 1 : Department of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Science, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida 32306, USA 2 : ECS Federal in support of Office of Science and Technology, NOAA Fisheries, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910, USA 3 : Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, 135 Duke Marine Lab Road, Beaufort, North Carolina 28516, USA 4 : Ecolibrium, Inc., 5343 Aztec Drive, Boulder, Colorado 80303, USA 5 : Centre for Ecology and Conservation, University of Exeter, Cornwall TR10 9EZ, UK 6 : Cape Eleuthera Institute, PO Box EL-26029 Rock Sound, Eleuthera, The Bahamas 7 : Fish and Wildlife Research Institute, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, St. Petersburg, Florida 33701, USA 8 : Laboratoire Ecologie, Systématique et Evolution, Equipe de Processus Ecologiques et Pressions Anthropiques, Université Paris-Saclay, 91405 Bures-Sur-Yvette Cedex, France 9 : Marine Turtle Research Group, Department of Biology, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida 32816, USA 10 : Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life, New England Aquarium, Central Wharf, Boston, Massachusetts 02110, USA 11 : One Welfare and Sustainability Center, Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA 12 : Department of Chemistry and Bioscience, Aalborg University, Fredrik Bajers Vej 7H, 9220 Aalborg Øst, Denmark 13 : Australian Rivers Institute, Griffith University, Nathan, Queensland 4111, Australia 14 : Department of Environmental Conservation, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, USA 15 : Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, John Gorton Building, King Edward Terrace, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 2600, Australia 16 : School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatic Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611-0410, USA 17 : Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre (MARE)/Aquatic Research Network (ARNET), Instituto Universitário (ISPA), 1149-041 Lisbon, Portugal 18 : Institut de Ciencies del Mar (ICM), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Passeig Marítim de la Barceloneta 37, 08003 Barcelona, Spain 19 : Fundación Oceanogràfic de la Comunitat Valenciana, Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias, Carrer d’Eduardo Primo Yúfera 1B, 46013 Valencia, Spain 20 : NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center, 8901 La Jolla Shores Drive, La Jolla, California 90237, USA 21 : Center for Marine Science, University of North Carolina Wilmington, Wilmington, North Carolina 28409, USA 22 : Department of Biological Sciences, Institute of Environment, Florida International University, North Miami, Florida 33181, USA 23 : BOREA Research Unit, MNHN, CNRS, Sorbonne Université, IRD, UCN, UA, Campus Martinique, 97217 Les Anses d’Arlet, Martinique, French West Indies, France 24 : Purdue University Fort Wayne, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46805, USA 25 : The Leatherback Trust, Avenida Central, Calle 35, San José, Costa Rica 26 : Department of Endangered Species Management, Wildlife Institute of India (WII), Dehradun, Utarakhand 248001, India 27 : Grupo Tortuguero de las Californias, La Paz, Baja California Sur 23098, Mexico 28 : Reef System Ecology and Conservation Lab, Department of Marine Biology, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro 24210-201, Brazil 29 : Institut Français de Recherche pour l’Exploitation de la Mer (IFREMER), Délégation Océan Indien (DOI), 97420 Le Port, La Réunion, France 30 : The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, Western Australia 6009, Australia 31 : Coonamessett Farm Foundation, 277 Hatchville Road, East Falmouth, Massachusetts 02536, USA 32 : NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center, 75 Virginia Beach Drive, Miami, Florida 33149, USA . 33 : Department of Biology and Marine Biology, University of North Carolina Wilmington, Wilmington, North Carolina 28403, USA 34 : School of Science, Technology and Engineering, University of the Sunshine Coast, Sippy Downs, Queensland 4556, Australia 35 : Unidad Académica Mazatlán, Instituto de Ciencias del Mar y Limnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Apartado Postal 811, Mazatlán, Sinaloa 82000, Mexico 36 : School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria 3125, Australia |
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| Source | Endangered Species Research (1863-5407) (Inter-research), 2023-12 , Vol. 52 , P. 303-341 | ||||||||||||
| DOI | 10.3354/esr01278 | ||||||||||||
| WOS© Times Cited | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Keyword(s) | Climate change, Illegal take, Fisheries, Pollution, Disease, Marine development, Marine turtles, Coastal development | ||||||||||||
| Abstract | Sea turtles are an iconic group of marine megafauna that have been exposed to multiple anthropogenic threats across their different life stages, especially in the past decades. This has resulted in population declines, and consequently many sea turtle populations are now classified as threatened or endangered globally. Although some populations of sea turtles worldwide are showing early signs of recovery, many still face fundamental threats. This is problematic since sea turtles have important ecological roles. To encourage informed conservation planning and direct future research, we surveyed experts to identify the key contemporary threats (climate change, direct take, fisheries, pollution, disease, predation, and coastal and marine development) faced by sea turtles. Using the survey results and current literature, we also outline knowledge gaps in our understanding of the impact of these threats and how targeted future research, often involving emerging technologies, could close those gaps. |
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