First record of the Olive Ridley Sea Turtle, Lepidochelys olivacea (Eschscholtz, 1829), in the Azores Islands, northeastern Atlantic Ocean (Testudines, Cheloniidae)

• Main Authors: Barcelos, Luis M. D., Michielsen, Gerbrand, Sérgio, Bruno, Oliveira, Suzi, Barreiros, João P.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Societas Europaea Herpetologica 2021
• Subjects: Lepidochelys olivacea (Eschscholtz; 1829); Tartaruga Marinha; Marine Turtles; Azores; Common tern; Sterna hirundo
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.3/6098

While on their way northwestwards to D. João de Castro Bank in the Portuguese Azores Islands for diving and birdwatching on 9 October 2020, occupants of a rib boat from the Best Spot Azores Dive Center (São Miguel Island, Azores), spotted a sea turtle with a bird on top of its carapace, at a position halfway between Ponta dos Mosteiros on São Miguel Island and the bank (37.9676°N, 26.1671°W; Fig. 1). The bird was identified as a Common Tern (Sterna hirundo Linnaeus, 1758) and photos were taken. […]. We acknowledge the financial support from the Secretaria do Mar e Ciência – Medida1.1.a/042/ Funcionamento/2018 granted by the Direção Regional de Ciência e Tecnologia to the Grupo da Biodiversidade dos Açores / Centro de Ecologia, Evolução e Alterações Climáticas during 2018–20. info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion