Where the leatherbacks roam: movement behavior analyses reveal novel foraging locations along the Northwest Atlantic shelf

• Published in: Frontiers in Marine Science
• Main Authors: Rider, Mitchell J., Avens, Larisa, Haas, Heather L., Hatch, Joshua M., Patel, Samir H., Sasso, Christopher R.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2024
• Subjects: Ocean Engineering; Water Science and Technology; Aquatic Science; Global and Planetary Change; Oceanography; Long Island; Long Island Sound; Nantucket; Northwest Atlantic
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2024.1325139; https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2024.1325139/full

Leatherback sea turtles ( Dermochelys coriacea ) migrate along the east coast of the United States, traversing the South and Mid-Atlantic Bights (SAB and MAB) while traveling to and from well-known northern foraging areas off Southern New England (SNE) and Nova Scotia. However, there is limited info...