SWOT Report, Vol. IX
Highlights trends in sea turtle research and conservation and looks into how we define success. Other articles address trends such as emerging changes to sea turtle nesting distribution, innovation in sea turtle conservation and biology, and challenges and possible solutions to increasing coastal development.
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INTRODUCTORY PAGES
Editor's Note: On Measuring Success and the Search for Useful Trends (PDF) | by RODERIC MAST
Table of Contents (PDF)
SPECIAL FEATURE
Are We Winning in Turtle Conservation? | by WALLACE J. NICHOLS
The Importance of Setting Baselines for Assessing the Direct Take of Turtles | by FRANCES HUMBER
How the U.S. Government Defines Recovery of Endangered Species | by THERESE A. CONANT and SUSAN L. PULTZ
Continuity in a Community Setting: The Ulithi Marine Turtle Program | by JENNIFER CRUCE and JOHN RULMAL JR.
CHANGING RANGES
Managing Moving Targets: Identifying and Responding to Sea Turtle Nesting Range Shifts | by BRIAN K. MEYER, R. KELLY VANCE, and GALE A. BISHOP
Rising Seas: Addressing Eroding Habitats on St. Catherine’s Island, Georgia (U.S.A.) | by BRIAN K. MEYER, R. KELLY VANCE, and GALE A. BISHOP
Sea Turtle Nesting Expansion into Peru Brings New Management Challenges | by SHALEYLA KELEZ and XIMENA VELEZ-ZUAZO
Hawaii Nesting Range Shift Offers Rare Learning Opportunity | by PETER H. DUTTON, GEORGE H. BALAZS, and AMY FREY
INNOVATION
Bold Innovations Set the Pace for Research and Conservation | by NICOLAS PILCHER
Illuminating Innovations in Fisheries Technology Reduce bycatch | by JOHN H. WANG, JOEL BARKAN, SHARA FISLER, and YONAT SWIMMER
Invisible Records Reveal New Understandings | by HANNAH VANDER ZANDEN
The Hawksbill Cup: A Social Innovation Helps Save Turtles Through Sport | by MICHAEL LILES, VELKISS GADEA, ANA HENRIQUEZ, EDUARDO ALTAMIRANO, DAVID MELERO, JOSE URTEAGA, PERLA TORRES, INGRID YAÑEZ, and ALEXANDER GAOS
New Model Melds Conservation, Community, and Business Gains in Mexico | by CHRIS PESENTI
COASTAL DEVELOPMENT
Crowded Coastlines (PDF) | by BRIAN J. HUTCHINSON
Economic Recovery Takes its Toll on Mediterranean Loggerheads | by LIZA BOURA, KOSTIS GRIMANIS, and ELLI SFYROERA
Research Results Guide Turtle Protection in Baja California Sur, Mexico | by STEPHANIE ROUSSO and CARLA SANCHEZ
Can Turtle Conservation and Tourism Development Coexist in Cabo Verde? | by JACQUIE COZENS
Pursuing Coastal Conservation in Northeastern Brazil as a Shared Responsibility | by GUSTAVE G. LOPEZ, PAULO H. LARA, and EDUARDO SALIÉS
THE SWOT TEAM
The State of SWOT: Ten Years and Counting | by BRYAN P. WALLACE
Acknowledgements (PDF)