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Summer Flounder Sea Turtle Protection Area Map and GIS Data

Map depicting where summer flounder trawlers in waters off Virginia (south of Cape Charles) and North Carolina must use an approved Turtle Excluder Device.
September 25, 2023 - Map ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
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Three Decades of Stranding Data Reveal Insights Into Endangered Hawksbill Sea Turtles in Hawaiʻi

To combat the scarcity of data on basic hawksbill ecology, we analyzed stranding data collected between 1984 and 2018 to gain insights into the distribution, demography, and conservation challenges facing hawksbills in Hawaiʻi.
December 06, 2021 - Peer-Reviewed Research ,
Pacific Islands

Hawksbill Nesting in Hawaiʻi: 30-Year Dataset Reveals Recent Positive Trend for a Vital Population

In this study we summarize all available hawksbill nesting activity around the Hawaiian Islands between 1988 and 2018 combatting varied monitoring effort with a predictive modeling approach.
December 01, 2021 - Peer-Reviewed Research ,
Pacific Islands

Interactions Among Hawaiian Hawksbills Suggest Prevalence of Social Behaviors in Marine Turtles

We study the social behaviors of Hawaiian hawksbill turtles to find their social habits are more complex than previously believed.
October 07, 2021 - Peer-Reviewed Research

Sea Turtles Across the North Pacific Are Exposed to Perfluoroalkyl Substances

A risk assessment showed concern for immunosuppression in Kailua green turtles and alarming concern for hawksbill developmental toxicity.
June 15, 2021 - Peer-Reviewed Research ,
Pacific Islands

Species and Population Specific Gene Expression in Blood Transcriptomes of Marine Turtles

We generated high quality blood transcriptome assemblies for hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata), loggerhead (Caretta caretta), green (Chelonia mydas), and leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea) turtles.
May 13, 2021 - Peer-Reviewed Research ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Pacific Islands
Southeast
West Coast
National

Hawaiian Hawksbills: A Distinct and Isolated Nesting Colony in the Central North Pacific Ocean Revealed by Mitochondrial DNA

In this study we use mtDNA to provide the first genetic characterization of nesting and foraging of hawksbills in the Hawaiian Islands.
June 26, 2020 - Peer-Reviewed Research ,
Pacific Islands

Recovery Action Database

Tracks the implementation of recovery actions from Endangered Species Act (ESA) recovery plans.
February 10, 2020 - Database ,
National
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Single Nucleotide Polymorphism Markers for Genotyping Hawksbill Turtles

We combine capturing and sequencing techniques to genotype hawksbill turtles to examine population structure and aid in management and conservation.
September 05, 2019 - Peer-Reviewed Research ,
Pacific Islands

Virginia Pound Net Regulated Area Map & GIS Data

Map depicting where pound net regulations are in place in Virginia state waters.
August 28, 2019 - Map ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic