SWOT Report, Vol. XVII
Featuring global maps of hawksbill sea turtle nesting and satellite telemetry, a collaborative article on the status of hawksbill turtles, and articles exploring conservation genetics, pollution, beachfront lighting, parachute science, and more.
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INTRODUCTORY PAGES
Editor’s Note: Uplifting Successes and Daunting Gaps | by Roderic Mast
Meet the Turtles (PDF)
RESEARCH AND STATUS
Cabo Verde: Sea Turtles “In Abundance” | By Albert Taxonera Amoros, Kirsten Fairweather, Airton Jesus, Albertino Gonzalves, Alberto Queiruga, Amandio Lima, Ana Varela-da-Veiga, Caro Oujo, Carla Lopes, João Henrique Gomes da Cruz, João Pina Lomba, Juan Patiño, María E. Medina Suarez, Nilson Ramos Brás, Patricia Rendall, Sandra Correia, Silvana Roque, Valdir Rodrigues, Christophe Eizaguirre, Adolfo Marco, Zofia Radwan, and Manjula Tiwari
Time to Sound the Alarm on the Silent Threat of Inorganic Pollutants | By Adriana Cortés-Gómez, Camila Miguel, and Marc Girondot
Precipitous Declines in Caribbean Leatherbacks | By Karen Eckert and Katharine Hart
Sidebar: Why Are French Guiana Leatherbacks Declining? | By Michel A. Nalovic, Laurent Kelle, Audrey Chevalier, Benoit de Thoisy, Mathilde Lasfargue, Ronald Wongsopawiro, and Damien Chevalier
SPECIAL FEATURES
Genetic Tools for Sea Turtle Conservation | By Michael P. Jensen, F. Alberto Abreu-Grobois, Brian M. Shamblin, Kelly R. Stewart, Erin L. LaCasella, Nancy N. FitzSimmons, and Peter H. Dutton
Hawksbills: The Most Beautiful of Sea Turtles | By Jeanne A. Mortimer, Katia Ballorain, Carlos E. Diez, Nicole Esteban, Nancy FitzSimmons, Alexander R. Gaos, Graeme Hays, Christine A. Madden Hof, Michael P. Jensen, Michael Liles, Roderic Mast, Anne Meylan, Nicolas Pilcher, Jeffrey A. Seminoff, and Scott Whiting
Sidebar: New Technology Uses Machine Learning to Tackle Tortoiseshell Trade | By Brad Nahill
Feature Map: Global Hawksbill Turtle Satellite Telemetry
Feature Map: Global Biogeography of Hawksbill Sea Turtles
POLICY AND ECONOMICS
Tackling Light Pollution: Lessons From Puerto Rico | By Jessica Castro-Prieto and Carlos E. Diez
Burning Issues 7 Update: Defining Guidelines for Important Marine Turtle Areas | By the Important Marine Turtle Area (IMTA) Working Group and the IUCN-SSC Marine Turtle Specialist Group
OUTREACH AND ACTION
Moving Beyond Parachute Science in the Sea Turtle Community | By Kartik Shanker, Michelle María Early Capistrán, José Urteaga, Jarina Mohd Jani, and Bryan Wallace
FAQs About Sea Turtles
Why Are Lights on the Beach Bad for Sea Turtles? | By Blair Witherington
What Can I Do to Help Sea Turtles? | By SWOT Staff