Loggerhead Turtle (Caretta caretta) Mass Mortality Event in the Western Gulf of Mexico in 2022

Stacy, Brian Adams; Howell, Lyndsey; Hardy, Robert; Bevan, Elizabeth; Cook, Melissa; Shaver, Donna; Villalba-Guerra, Martha; Wilson, Heather; Potter, Karena; Walker, Jennifer; Skoruppa, Mary Kay; Whitaker, Shayna; Orgill, Andrew; Ullmer, Carrie; Gilbert, Jesse; Sefcik, Justin; Tristan, Timothy; Terry, Amanda; Marshall, Christopher; Rupp, Madelyn; Flanagan, Joseph; Bauer, Kendra; Krauss, Andrew; Macon, Cody; Bonka, Amy; DeSerisy, Tess; Martinez-Andrade, Fernando; Walker, Alicia; Abbott, Jay; Subramaniam, Kuttichantran; Stacy, Nicole; Heatley, Jennifer J.

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Loggerhead Turtle (Caretta caretta) Mass Mortality Event in the Western Gulf of Mexico in 2022

2024
By Stacy, Brian Adams ; Howell, Lyndsey ; Hardy, Robert ; ...
Series: NOAA technical memorandum NMFS OPR 70

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Stacy, Brian Adams ; Howell, Lyndsey ; Hardy, Robert ; Bevan, Elizabeth ; Cook, Melissa ; Shaver, Donna ; Villalba-Guerra, Martha ; Wilson, Heather ; Potter, Karena ; Walker, Jennifer ; Skoruppa, Mary Kay ; Whitaker, Shayna ; Orgill, Andrew ; Ullmer, Carrie ; Gilbert, Jesse ; Sefcik, Justin ; Tristan, Timothy ; Terry, Amanda ; Marshall, Christopher ; Rupp, Madelyn ; Flanagan, Joseph ; Bauer, Kendra ; Krauss, Andrew ; Macon, Cody ; Bonka, Amy ; DeSerisy, Tess ; Martinez-Andrade, Fernando ; Walker, Alicia ; Abbott, Jay ; Subramaniam, Kuttichantran ; Stacy, Nicole ; Heatley, Jennifer J.
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United States. National Marine Fisheries Service. Office of Protected Resources. ; United States. National Park Service. ; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. ; Amos Rehabilitation Keep. ; Texas State Aquarium. ; Texas Sealife Center. ; Gulf Center for Sea Turtle Research. ; Houston Zoo. ; Sea Turtle, Inc. ; Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department. ; Fish and Wildlife Research Institute (Florida) ; University of Florida. College of Veterinary Medicine. ; Texas A & M University. College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences.
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NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) ; OPR (Office of Protected Resources)
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In 2022, large numbers of underweight loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) stranded on the Texas coast, exceeding statewide 5-year and 10-year historical average numbers of strandings by 3 to 4 times.
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Loggerhead Mortality Event Sea Turtle Stranding
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NOAA technical memorandum NMFS OPR 70
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