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Journal Title:
Pacific Science
Personal Author:
Summers, Tammy Mae ; Jones, T. Todd ; Martin, Summer L. ; Hapdei, Jessy R. ; Ruak, Joseph K. ; ... More +
Summers, Tammy Mae ; Jones, T. Todd ; Martin, Summer L. ; Hapdei, Jessy R. ; Ruak, Joseph K. ; Lepczyk, Christopher A. Less -
NOAA Program & Office:
NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) ; PIFSC (Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center)
NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) ; PIFSC (Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center) Less -
Description:
In the western Pacific, green (Chelonia mydas) and hawksbill (Eretmo - chelys imbricata) sea turtles are listed as Endangered under the U.S. Endangered Species Act (ESA). Population data are limited for both species throughout the entire region and particularly in the Philippine Sea. This study characterizes size class distribution, growth rates, habitat use, behavior, diet, and site fidelity of foraging aggregations of green and hawksbill turtles in nearshore habitats of Saipan, Tinian, and Rota in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Is ­ lands (CNMI ). Between August 2006 and February 2014, we captured 642 tur ­ tles (493 green and 36 hawksbill turtles). Straight carapace length (SCL) ranged from 32.5 to 91.6 cm, with juveniles composing the majority of captures (mean SCL = 50.7 cm). Four of the green turtles were adults (SCL ≥ 81 cm), with SCLs of 84.2 to 91.6 cm. All 36 hawksbill turtles were juveniles (SCL < 78.6 cm). Most
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Multidisciplinary
Source:
Pacific Science, 71(3), 269-286
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.2984/71.3.3
ISSN:
0030-8870;1534-6188;
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Publisher:
Pacific Science
Document Type:
Journal Article
Funding:
Grant no. NA05NMF4541150 ; Grant no. NA06NMF4540216 ; Grant no. NA07NMF4540193 ; Grant no. NA09NMF4540353 ; Grant no. NA11NMF4540236
Grant no. NA05NMF4541150 ; Grant no. NA06NMF4540216 ; Grant no. NA07NMF4540193 ; Grant no. NA09NMF4540353 ; Grant no. NA11NMF4540236 Less -
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