SWOT Report, Vol. XVIII
Featuring global maps of leatherback sea turtle nesting and satellite telemetry, a collaborative article on decolonizing sea turtle conservation accompanied by novel maps, methods for using heat sensing drones, and more.
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INTRODUCTORY PAGES
Editor’s Note: Considering the Sea Turtle Umwelt | by Roderic Mast
Meet the Turtles (PDF)
RESEARCH AND STATUS
Heat-Sensing Drones Open New Frontiers | By Bárbara Sellés Ríos
Minimum Data Standards Perform to the Maximum | By Marc Girondot, Roderic Mast, and Brian Hutchinson
A New Coat of Paint for Sea Turtle RMUs | By Bryan P. Wallace, Roderic Mast, Zach Posnik, Brendan Hurley, Lucy Meyer, Hannah Brenner, Andrew DiMatteo, Sara Maxwell, Isabel Rodriguez, Ashleigh Bandimere, Brian Hutchinson, and Paolo Casale
Are Sea turtles Getting Smaller? | By Katrina Phillips
SPECIAL FEATURES
What’s Holding Back the Leatherback? | By Bryan P. Wallace
Welcome to Planet Leatherback | By Bryan P. Wallace, Helen Bailey, Scott R. Benson, Kara Dodge, Peter H. Dutton, Karen L. Eckert, Sabrina Fossette, Michael C. James, Milagros López-Mendilaharsu, Nathan J. Robinson, Kartik Shanker, George L. Shillinger, Adhith Swaminathan, Manjula Tiwari, and Matthew Witt
Feature Map: Leatherback Turtle Satellite Telemetry (PDF)
Feature Map: Biogeography of Leatherback Sea Turtles (PDF)
POLICY AND ECONOMICS
Decolonizing Sea Turtle Conservation | By Kartik Shanker, Michelle María Early Capistrán, José Urteaga, Jarina Mohd Jani, Hector Barrios-Garrido, and Bryan P. Wallace
OUTREACH AND ACTION
Fishers and Turtles Navigate the Same Waters | By Daniel González-Paredes, Patricio Peñalver-Duque, and Carolina Fernández-Maldonado
FAQs About Sea Turtles
How Do Sea Turtles Sense Their Environment? | By Samantha Trail and Jeanette Wyneken
What are the Natural Predators of Sea Turtles | By Michael Heithaus