Endangered species: Pan-Atlantic leatherback turtle movements.

The overall extent of habitat use by leatherback turtles in the North Atlantic, and hence their possible interactions with longline fisheries, is unknown. Here we use long-term satellite telemetry to reveal that leatherbacks range throughout the North Atlantic, indicating that closing limited areas...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Graeme Hays, JDR Houghton, AE Myers
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: 2004
Subjects:
Animal Migration
Animals
Atlantic Ocean
Biodiversity
Conservation of Natural Resources
Ecosystem
Fisheries
Swimming
Turtles
Water Movements
MD Multidisciplinary
North Atlantic
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30100281
https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Endangered_species_Pan-Atlantic_leatherback_turtle_movements_/20846080
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Summary:The overall extent of habitat use by leatherback turtles in the North Atlantic, and hence their possible interactions with longline fisheries, is unknown. Here we use long-term satellite telemetry to reveal that leatherbacks range throughout the North Atlantic, indicating that closing limited areas to longline fisheries will probably have only partial success in reducing turtle bycatch. Although turtles dive very deeply on occasion (one descended to a maximum depth of 1,230 metres, which represents the deepest dive ever recorded for a reptile), they generally restrict their diving to less than 250 metres, which increases the chance that they will encounter longline hooks.

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