ISTS Symposium43 Program/Agenda

NEW METHOD FOR DOCUMENTING ABNORMAL SCUTES IN SEA TURTLE HATCHLINGS

Allyssa Rose Hennessey, Jacob A Lasala

Mote Marine Laboratory, Florida, United States of America

*COMPARISON OF PLASTIC INGESTED BY GREEN SEA TURTLES (CHELONIA MYDAS) WITH AND WITHOUT FIBROPAPILLOMATOSIS (FP)

Rachel Theresa Southards, Heather A. Seamen, Sarah L. Milton

Florida Atlantic University, United States of America

HEMATOLOGICAL BIOMARKERS REFLECTING HEALTH STATUS IN CHELONIA MYDAS FROM THE GUANABARA BAY, RJ, BRAZIL

Deborah Fernandes Wailante¹, Daphne Wrobel Goldberg^1,2, Marthiellen Roosevelt de Lima Felix^3,5, Amanda de Oliveira Alcantara^3,5, Ana Clara da Silva Inacio Maciel^3,5, Larissa Araujo Nunes¹, Daniel Vasconcelos Shimada Brotto¹, Aline Moreira de Souza⁴, Suzana Machado Guimarães¹

1: Projeto Aruanã – Instituto de Pesquisas Ambientais Littoralis, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; 2: Instituto Albatroz, Cabo Frio, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil; 3: Programa de Pós-Graduação em Medicina Veterinária (Clínica e Reprodução Animal), Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; 4: Departamento de Patologia Clínica Veterinária, Faculdade de Veterinária, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; 5: Laboratório Clínico Veterinário do Hospital Universitário de Medicina Veterinária Professor Firmino Mársico Filho, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

BIOFLUORESCENCE APPEARS UNIVERSAL BUT VARIES BETWEEN SEA TURTLES SPECIES

Nathan Jack Robinson^1,2, Jose Luis Crespo Picazo², Pablo Garcia³, Ryan Killackey⁴, Pilar Santidrian Tomillo⁵

1: Institut de Ciències del Mar, Spanish National Research Council - Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Barcelona, Spain; 2: Fundación Oceanogràfic de la Comunitat Valenciana, Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias, Valencia, Spain; 3: Fundación Azul Marino, Castellon, Valencia, Spain; 4: Pollywog Productions LLC, 87 Wolcott St. Suite 2D, Brooklyn, New York 11231, USA; 5: Centre Oceanogràfic de les Balears, Instituto Español de Oceanografía (IEO, CSIC), Moll de Ponent s/n, 07015 Palma de Mallorca, Spain

EXPLORING THE GUT MICROBIOME OF GREEN (CHELONIA MYDAS) AND HAWKSBILL (ERETMOCHELYS IMBRICATA) SEA TURTLES IN THE RED SEA AND ITS ROLE IN HEALTH AND DISEASE: THERAPEUTIC IMPLICATIONS

Lara Kalisch¹, Helena Villela¹, Raquel Silva Peixoto¹, Maximilian M R Polyak²

1: King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia; 2: SHAMS/KAUST Center for Veterinary Care, General Organization for Conservation of Coral Reefs and Sea Turtles in the Red Sea, Saudi Arabia

*THE INTESTINAL MICROBIOTA OF FREE-LIVING CHELONIA MYDAS IN GUANABARA BAY, RJ, BRAZIL

Fernanda Sobral Short¹, Rosane Silva¹, Gisele Lôbo-Hajdu²

1: Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; 2: Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

A FIRST LOOK AT FUNGAL MICROBIOTA ON THE SKIN OF NEONATAL LEATHERBACK SEA TURTLES

Samantha G Kuschke^1,2,3,5,6, Jeanette Wyneken⁴, Anna Coleman^1,2, Debra L Miller^1,2,3

1: Department of Biomedical and Diagnostic Services, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; 2: Center for Wildlife Health, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee; 3: One Health Initiative, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee; 4: Department of Biological Sciences, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida; 5: Department of Geosciences, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida; 6: Upwell, Monterey, California

METAGENOMICS AND CULTUROMICS OF FREE LIVING CHELONIA MYDAS CLOACA SAMPLES

Fernanda Sobral Short¹, Gisele Lôbo Hajdu², Rosane Silva¹

1: Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; 2: Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

*DEEP LEARNING BASED BLIND IMAGE DEBLURRING AS AN IMPROVEMENT OF IN-HOUSE MULTIMEDIA TOOL FOR SEA TURTLE IDENTIFICATION

Arturo Rios Ramos, Alejandro Alvaro Ramírez Acosta, Mireya Saraí García Vázquez

IPN Instituto Politécnico Nacional, México

COMMUNITY-DRIVEN MARINE CONSERVATION: INTEGRATING SEA TURTLE PROTECTION AND LOCAL ENGAGEMENT IN LAGOS LAGOON

Felix Abayomi¹, Felix Abayomi², Felix Abayomi³

1: A & F Wildlife Foundation Inc., Maryland, United States of America; 2: Wildlife of Africa Conservation Initiative, Nigeria; 3: Lagos Lagoon Waterkeeper, Lagos Nigeria.

SOUTH-SOUTH COOPERATION AND THE PROTECTION OF MARINE AND COASTAL SPECIES BETWEEN BENIN AND BRAZIL (CASE OF SEA TURTLES, WHALES AND AFRICAN MANATEE)

Josea Sagbo Dossou Bodjrenou¹, Marie Domiho Djengue Dossou-B¹, Blandine Mimonzoude¹, Nadège Hounsou¹, Patrice Sagbo^1,2

1: Nature Tropicale ONG; 2: ADeD ONG

FROM BYCATCH TO PROTECTION: HOW FISHERS ARE TAKING THE LEAD IN SEA TURTLE CONSERVATION IN KENYA.

Leah Nyarangi Mainye, Juma Gwerenya, Jenni Choma, Joana Hancock, Stephanie Köhnk, Risha Rasheed

Olive Ridley Project - Kenya, Kenya

SEA TURTLE WEEK: A GLOBAL ANNUAL CELEBRATION

Brad Nahill, Bethany Holtz

SEE Turtles, United States of America

EDUCATION AND AWARENESS OF COASTAL COMMUNITIES IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO: A KEY LEVER IN THE FIGHT AGAINST SEA TURTLE DECLINE IN CENTRAL AFRICA.

Samuel MBUNGU Ndamba

CICOBIO NGO, Congo, Democratic Republic of the

ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION FOR SEA TURTLE CONSERVATION IN THE GULF OF GUINEA: A CASE STUDY FROM PRÍNCIPE, SÃO TOMÉ AND PRÍNCIPE

Jormicilesa Pires Amado do Sacramento Ceita Dias¹, Asiem Sanyal^1,2

1: Fundação Príncipe, a Registered Charity in São Tomé and Príncipe, Rua OUA, Santo António, Príncipe, Island, São Tomé and Príncipe; 2: Fauna & Flora, Cambridge, United Kingdom

MARINE CONSERVATION IN PRACTICE: A SHORT-FORM FIELD COURSE PEDAGOGICAL MODEL FOR INTERDISCIPLINARY TRAINING OF AND COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE NEXT GENERATION OF SCIENTISTS

Natalia S. Teryda¹, Ryan Z. Good¹, Jeffrey Seminoff²

1: School of Natural Resources and Environment, University of Florida, Gainesville, Fl, USA; 2: NOAA Fisheries Southwest Fisheries Science Center

ENGAGING ARTISANAL FISHERS IN SEA TURTLE CONSERVATION: A MULTI-STAKEHOLDER APPROACH TO BYCATCH REDUCTION IN THE BAZARUTO ARCHIPELAGO.

Jessica Lauren Williams^1,2, Evan Trotzuk³, Lorena Matos³, Eduardo Mutundo³, Andy Coetzee⁴, Talitha Noble⁵, Natalie Dos Santos⁶

1: Akashinga, Mozambique; 2: Tartarugas Para o Amanhã, Mozambique; 3: African Parks, Bazaruto Archipelago National Park; 4: Thonga Trails, Kwa-Zulu Natal; 5: Turtle Foundation, Two Oceans Aquarium, Cape Town; 6: Nelson Mandela University, South Africa

*UNITY AND COLLABORATION FOR AN EFFECTIVE WEST AFRICAN FRAMEWORK TO UNDERSTAND AND REDUCE BYCATCH OF MARINE MEGAFAUNA

Andrea Fariñas-Bermejo¹, Graham John Pierce¹, Manjula Tiwari²

1: Institute of Marine Research (IIM-CSIC), Vigo, Spain; 2: Ocean Ecology Network, California, USA

BYCATCH OF SEA TURTLES IN SOUTH MOROCCO

Mustapha Aksissou¹, Mohamed Erradi², Wafae Benhardouze³, Manjula Tiwari⁴

1: University Abdelmalek Essaadi, Faculty of Science, Tetouan, Morocco; 2: University Abdelmalek Essaadi, Faculty of Science, Tetouan, Morocco; 3: University Abdelmalek Essaadi, Faculty of Science, Tetouan, Morocco; 4: Ocean Ecology Netwok

PRELIMINARY STUDY ON LIGHT POLLUTION IN CATALONIA’S BEACHES (NORTHERN SPANISH MEDITERRANEAN COAST): CRITICAL POTENTIAL IMPACT ON AN EMERGING NESTING POPULATION

Irene Álvarez de Quevedo¹, Anna Pili¹, Manuel Garcia², Arnau Costes², Mireia Aguilera¹, Luis Cardona³, Adolfo Marco⁴, Elena Abella¹

1: BETA Tech Center, TECNIO Network, University of Vic-Central University of Catalonia (UVic-UCC). C/ de Roda 70, 08500, Vic, Spain; 2: Generalitat de Catalunya. Ministry of Territory, Housing and Ecological Transition, Government of Catalonia. C/ Foc 57, 08038, Barcelona, Spain; 3: Departament de Biologia Evolutiva, Ecologia i Ciències Ambientals, Universitat de Barcelona (UB). Av. Diagonal 643, 08028, Barcelona, Spain; 4: Estación Biológica de Doñana, CSIC. C/ Américo Vespucio s/n, Sevilla. Spain

*AN ASSESSMENT OF THE EVIDENCE FOR INDIVIDUAL AND POPULATION-LEVEL EFFECTS OF HEAVY METALS ON SEA TURTLES

Madhurika Nandi, Andrea D. Phillott

FLAME University, India

ANTHROPOGENIC THREATS LEADING TO THE ADMISSION OF SEA TURTLES TO ATOLL MARINE CENTRE OVER THE YEARS

L. Daniela Caballero-Encinales, Bennath Chillingworth

Atoll Marine Conservation Centre

*MARINE DEBRIS INGESTION BY STRANDED SEA TURTLES IN FLORIDA

Heather Ann Seaman, Sarah Milton

Florida Atlantic University, United States of America

*FACTORS INFLUENCING FISHER WILLINGNESS TO PARTICIPATE IN SEA TURTLE BYCATCH REDUCTION INITIATIVES

Cindy Vargas^1,2, James P. Collins¹, Jesse F. Senko²

1: School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA; 2: School of Ocean Futures, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA

PLASTIC POLLUTION IN CRITICAL SEA TURTLE NESTING HABITATS ON REMOTE ISLANDS: A BASELINE STUDY OF PRINCIPE, GULF OF GUINEA

Belzamiel da Silva Umbelina Ananias¹, Maguiña Ramilo-Henry¹, Estrela Matilde¹, Emily M. Duncan^1,2

1: Fundação Príncipe, a Registered Charity in São Tomé and Príncipe, Rua OUA, Santo António, Príncipe, Island, São Tomé and Príncipe; 2: Centre for Ecology and Conservation, Faculty of Environment, Science and Economy, University of Exeter, Penryn, Cornwall, United Kingdom

A CITIZEN SCIENCE APPROACH TO STUDYING INJURY AND MORTALITY PATTERNS OF SEA TURTLES IN THE RED SEA

Omar Attum², Nahla HossamEldin Ahmed³, Lina El Sayed Aly^1,6, Ahmed Ghallab⁴, Islam El-Sadek⁴, Nina Eschner⁵, Ahmed Fouad¹

1: Red Sea Project, Körblergasse 63, Graz, 8010 Styria, Austria; 2: Dept. of Biology, Indiana University Southeast, New Albany, IN 47150, USA; 3: National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries (NIOF), Cairo, Egypt; 4: Red Sea Protectorates, Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency, Hurghada, Egypt; 5: Blue Planet Liveaboards, Hurghada, Egypt; 6: Dept. of Biology, American University of Cairo, Cairo, Egypt

INSIGHTS INTO LEATHERBACK TURTLE MORTALITY AND STRANDINGS IN SOUTHERN SPAIN (2007–2024) AND A WAY FORWARD.

Carolina Fernández - Maldonado¹, Alejandra Cerezo Caro¹, Marta Román López¹, Claudia Iglesias González², Teresa Márquez Bayón¹, Lucía Marrero Ponce², Cristian Suárez-Santana²

1: SEASHORE AMBIENTAL, Calle Sevilla nº 4, 11380 Tarifa, Spain; 2: Veterinary Histology and Pathology, Institute of Animal Health and Food Safety (IUSA), Atlantic Center for Cetacean Research, Marine Mammals Health WOAH col Centre, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Veterinary School, Las Palmas, Spain

FROM HARM TO HOPE: PROMOTING AWARENESS TO COMBAT MUTILATIONS OF SEA TURTLES IN THE EGYPTIAN RED SEA

Micol Montagna^1,2, Ahmed Ghallab³, Agnese Mancini^1,4, Abdallah Taher^1,2, Valeria Roma¹, Mariluz Parga⁵, Daniela Freggi⁶, Antonio Di Bello⁷

1: TurtleWatch Egypt 2.0, EG; 2: Marine Life Conservation and Preservation Foundation, EG; 3: Red Sea Protectorates, Nature Conservation Sector, Ministry of Environment, EG; 4: Grupo Tortuguero de las Californias, MX; 5: Submon, SP; 6: Lampedusa Sea Turtle Rescue, IT; 7: Vet Med Dept, University of Bari, IT

MICROPLASTIC POLLUTION IMPACT ON ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS IN SEA TURTLE NESTS

Nikolaos Simantiris¹, Enerit Sacdanaku², Stephanie Köhnk³, Isha Afeef⁴, Carl Bastian⁵, Mareike Dornhege-Lazaroff⁵, Hrissi K. Karapanagioti⁶, Martha Z. Vardaki⁷

1: MEDASSET-Mediterranean Association to Save the Sea Turtles, Greece; 2: Research Center of Flora and Fauna, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Tirana; 3: Olive Ridley Project, 91 Padiham Road, Sabden, Clitheroe, Lancashire, BB79EX, UK; 4: Olive Ridley Project, Kaneerumaage, Dhonhuraa Goalhi, K. Male, 20037, Maldives; 5: NPO Okinawa Coastal Protection Alliance- Sea Turtle Conservation Project CHURAMURA, 640-1, Senaha, Yomitan, Nakagami District, Okinawa 904-0325, Japan; 6: Department of Chemistry, University of Patras, 26500 Patras, Greece; 7: Institute of Chemical Biology, National Hellenic Research Foundation, 48 Vassileos Constantinou Avenue, Athens, 11635, Greece

INTENTIONAL BEHAVIORAL EXPRESSIONS IN JUVENILE GREEN SEA TURTLES

Fiona Beu

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*COMPARISONS OF LONGEVITY OF VARIOUS ATTACHMENT METHODS FOR SATELLITE AND ACOUSTIC TRANSMITTERS ON ADULT LEATHERBACK SEA TURTLES (DERMOCHELYS CORIACEA)

Derek M. Aoki^1,2,4, Annie Page², William R. Bishop¹, Selena Persaud¹, Jeffrey R. Guertin³, George L. Shillinger^4,5, Justin R. Perrault¹

1: Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Juno Beach, Florida, USA; 2: Florida Atlantic University, Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, Fort Pierce, Florida, USA; 3: Inwater Research Group, Jensen Beach, Florida, USA; 4: Upwell Turtles, Monterey, California, USA; 5: MigraMar, Bodega Bay, California, USA

*SATELLITE TRACKING REVEALS PREFERENCE OF OCEANIC FORAGING HABITATS IN LATE JUVENILE LOGGERHEAD TURTLES FROM THE WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA

Arianna Bellucci¹, Andrea Affuso¹, Benedetta Bianchi², Paolo Luschi², Fulvio Maffucci¹, Giovanni Raimondi³, Antonio Romano⁴, Gianluca Treglia¹, Sandra Hochscheid¹

1: Marine Turtle Research Group, Department of Marine Animal Conservation and Public Engagement, Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Napoli, Italy; 2: Department of Biology, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy; 3: Acquario di Livorno, Costa Edutainment S.p.A, Livorno, Italy; 4: Natural Marine Reserve and Natural Protected Marine Area Islands of Ventotene and S. Stefano, Ventotene, Italy

OPERATIONAL SEX RATIO IN BLACK SEA TURTLE (CHELONIA MYDAS AGASSIZII) POPULATION IN MICHOACAN, MEXICO.

Carlos Delgado-Trejo^1,2, Cutzi Bedolla- Ochoa^1,2, Miguel Angel Reyes-Lopez², David Guillermo Perez-Ishiwara³, Fatima Yedith Camacho- Sanchez^4,2

1: Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, Mexico; 2: Centro de Biotecnología Genomica, Instituto Politecnico Nacional Campus Reynosa, Tamaulipas; 3: Escuela Nacional de Medicina y Homeopatia, Instituto Politecnico Nacional, CDMX, Mexico; 4: Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas Unidad Académica Reynosa-Aztlán, México

*TRACKING FORAGING MARINE TURTLES: SPATIO-TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION IN THE BAY OF BENGAL AND ADJACENT REGIONS

Mohammad Sazedul Islam¹, M. Zahirul Islam², Md Zakir Hossain³, Khandaker Asif Ahmed⁴

1: Wilderness Conservation Research Centre, Macgregor ACT 2615, Australia; 2: Marinelife Alliance, Marinelife Center, Charpara, Cox Bazar 4700, Bangladesh; 3: Biological Data Science Institute, Australian National University, ACT 2601, Australia; 4: CSIRO Land and Water, Black Mountain site, ACT 2601, Australia

THE SEA TURTLE ACTIVE MOVEMENT MODEL (STAMM): AN AVAILABLE TOOL TO SIMULATE JUVENILE SEA TURTLE'S TRAJECTORIES.

Julien Temple-Boyer¹, Philippe Gaspar¹, Tony Candela^1,2,3, Stefano Ciavatta¹, Fabrice Messal¹, Mathis Bertin¹

1: Mercator Ocean International, Toulouse, France; 2: Upwell, Monterey, California, USA; 3: Aquarium La Rochelle, Centre d’Etudes et de Soins pour les Tortues Marines, La Rochelle, France

DIVING DEEP INTO CONSERVATION: TRACKING SEA TURTLE BEHAVIOR IN NEOM'S COASTAL WATERS

Enjey Ghazzawi¹, Abdulrazaq Alatawi², August Santillan², Abdulaziz Alkaboor², Abdulqader Khamis¹, Mishari Alghrair¹, Brett Lyons¹, Paul Marshall¹, Ricardo O Ramalho², Hector Barrios-Garrido²

1: NEOM, Saudi Arabia; 2: Beacon Development Department KAUST, Saudi Arabia

BENEATH THE SURFACE: A COMPREHENSIVE IN-WATER MONITORING PROGRAM FOR SEA TURTLE CONSERVATION IN THE KINGDOM SAUDI ARABIA, KSA, RED SEA.

Marco Garcia-Cruz¹, Neil Richard Davis¹, Daniel Gonzales-Paredes¹, Hoda Murad¹, Josie Palmer¹, Maximilian M.R. Polyak^1,2, Vanessa F. Schmitt¹, Georgia Smith¹, Ronel Nel¹

1: SHAMS-The General Organization for Conservation of Coral Reefs and Turtles in The Red Sea; 2: King Abdullah University for Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

OCCURRENCE OF SEA TURTLES IN GUANABARA BAY, SOUTHEASTERN BRAZIL

Suzana Machado Guimarães¹, Larissa Araujo Nunes¹, Caio Nagib Salles^1,2, Beatriz Guimarães Gomes¹, Estéfane Cardinot Reis¹

1: Projeto Aruanã – Instituto de Pesquisas Ambientais Littoralis, Niterói, RJ, Brasil; 2: Verde Mar - Associação Brasileira de Combate ao Lixo no Mar, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

TECHNOLOGY ADVANCES IN UNDERWATER ACOUSTIC TELEMETRY FOR USE IN SEA TURTLE HATCHLING TRACKING: PILOT STUDY RESULTS FROM BARROW ISLAND, WESTERN AUSTRALIA

Blair Hardman, Julian Kalau

Chevron Australia Pty Ltd, Australia

*TURTLE UP: ADVANCED TRACKING TECHNOLOGY FOR OLIVE RIDLEY SEA TURTLE CONSERVATION AND RESEARCH

Nicolas Loudner, Mark Mysonhimer, Abdulkareem Alfaraj, Corinne Brion, Bill Kaval, Chris Yakopcic

Turtle Up, United States of America

COMBINING AERIAL SURVEYS AND PHOTO-IDENTIFICATION TO STUDY IN-WATER SEA TURTLE DISTRIBUTION AT REUNION ISLAND (2008–2023)

Antoine Laforge¹, Katia Ballorain¹, Anne-Emmanuelle Landes¹, Jérôme Bourjea², Stéphane Ciccione³, Claire Jean³

1: Centre d’Étude et de Découverte des Tortues Marines (CEDTM), 19 rue des Frangipaniers 97424 Saint Leu, La Réunion, France; 2: MARBEC, Université de Montpellier, CNRS, IFREMER, IRD, 34200 Sète, France; 3: Kelonia, l’observatoire des tortues marines, 46 rue du Général de Gaulle, Saint Leu, La Réunion 97436, France

*SURFACE DETECTION PROBABILITY OF LEATHERBACK TURTLES AT THE RIO DE LA PLATA, SOUTH AMERICA

Natalia Sofia Teryda^1,2, Laura Prosdocimi^2,3, Erik Allan Pinheiro dos Santos⁴, Gustavo Stahelin⁵, Milagros Lopez-Mendilaharzu^3,5, Raymond R. Carthy⁶

1: School of Natural Resources and Environment, University of Florida, Gainesville, Fl, USA; 2: Karumbe NGO, Montevideo, Uruguay; 3: Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales (MACN-CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina; 4: Centro Nacional de Pesquisa e Conservação de Tartarugas Marinhas e da Biodiversidade Marinha do Leste – TAMAR. Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brasil. TAMAR ICMBio; 5: Fundação Projeto Tamar, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil; 6: U.S. Geological Survey, Florida Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit; Gainesville, FL, USA

RESILIENCE OR VULNERABILITY? LOGGERHEAD SEA TURTLES FACE THE MARIANA DAM'S MINE TAILINGS.

Alexsandro Santos¹, Bruno B. Giffoni¹, Armando B. Santos², Maria A. Marcovaldi¹, Victor Bonisenha¹, Roberto Garcia¹, Gustavo D. Stahelin¹

1: Fundação Projeto Tamar, Salvador, BA, Brazil; 2: Marine Turtle Research, Ecology, and Conservation Group, Florida State University, FL, USA

*THERMAL HABITAT AND DIVING BEHAVIOUR OF MEDITERRANEAN LOGGERHEAD SEA TURTLES IN A WARMING SEA

Benedetta Bianchi¹, Arianna Bellucci², Sandra Hochscheid², Paolo Luschi¹

1: Department of Biology, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy; 2: Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Napoli, Italy

KEMP’S RIDLEY SEA TURTLE IN THE MEDITERRANEAN, NOT SO SPORADIC

Jesús Tomás¹, Patricia Gozalbes¹, Ohiana Revuelta¹, Luís Cardona²

1: Marine Zoology Unit, Cavanilles Institute of Biodiversity and Evolutionary Biology, University of Valencia, Spain; 2: Dept. of Evolutionary Biology, Ecology and Environmental Science, Faculty of Biology, University of Barcelona, Spain

FROM INJURY TO RELEASE: SUCCESSFUL NON-INVASIVE TREATMENT OF A LIMB FRACTURE IN A LOGGERHEAD SEA TURTLE (CARETTA CARETTA): A CASE REPORT.

Alejandra Cerezo Caro¹, Marta Román López¹, Teresa Márquez Bayón¹, María Soledad Vivas², Manuel Grondona³, Carolina Fernández-Maldonado¹

1: Seashore environment and fauna. Calle Sevilla nº4 11380 Tarifa; 2: Environmental and water Agency, Junta de Andalucía; 3: Territorial Delegation of Sustainability and Environment in Málaga. Junta de Andalucia.

ISOLATION, IDENTIFICATION AND RECOMBINANT PRODUCTION OF ANTIMICROBIAL PEPTIDES OF CLOACAL FLUID FROM LOGGERHEAD TURTLES TO CONTROL BACTERIAL INFECTIONS

Temitope M Jones¹, Frank V Paladino¹, Noinaj Nicholas²

1: Purdue University Fort Wayne, United States of America,IN 46805; 2: Purdue University West Lafayette, United States of America, IN 47907

*FROM THE DEATH TO LIFE

Debora de Carvalho¹, Isilda Cavaleca², Miguel " Michel" Morais³

1: Projecto Kitabanga; 2: Fundação Kissama; 3: Universidade Agostinho Neto - Faculdade de Ciências - Projecto Kitabanga

CASE REPORT: SEVERE LORDOSIS IN A JUVENILE GREEN SEA TURTLE (CHELONIA MYDAS) VICTIM OF ILEGAL PET TRADE IN THE MALDIVES

L. Daniela Caballero-Encinales

Atoll Marine Conservation Centre

*USE OF COMPREHENSIVE LIMB SALVAGING PROTOCOL TO REDUCE INCIDENCE OF AMPUTATION IN OLIVE RIDLEY SEA TURTLES (LEPIDOCHELYS OLIVACEA) ENTANGLED IN GHOST GEAR IN THE INDIAN OCEAN

Mariana Fragoso^1,2, Tristan Neto¹, Maximilian M.R. Polyak¹

1: Olive Ridley Project, 91 Padiham Road, Sadben, Clitheroe, Lancashire, BB7 9EX UK; 2: Vasco da Gama University School (EUVG), Campus Universitário, Av. José R. Sousa Fernandes, 3020-210 Coimbra, Portugal

*THE EFFECTIVENESS OF USING SARGASSUM SPP. AS ENVIRONMENTAL ENRICHMENT FOR POST-HATCHLING LOGGERHEAD (CARETTA CARETTA) SEA TURTLE RECOVERY

{Eva-Maria} Alexandra Panagiotou^1,2, William Froneman²

1: Two Oceans Aquarium Foundation, South Africa; 2: University of Cape Town

BETWEEN SHORES: A UNIQUE CASE OF OESOPHAGEAL DIVERTICULITIS IN A MIGRATORY LOGGERHEAD TURTLE

Daniela Freggi¹, Pietro Santalucia¹, Maria Luisa Militello¹, Marina Zucchini¹, Camilla Roldi¹, Vincenzo Leo Spoto¹, Harrison Watler²

1: Lampedusa Sea Turtle Rescue Center, IT; 2: Turtle Foundation, UK

DISASTER MANAGEMENT DURING A MASS STRANDING OF LOGGERHEAD (CARETTA CARETTA) POST-HATCHLINGS ALONG THE COAST OF SOUTH AFRICA

Ilse Jenkinson¹, Bernice van Huyssteen², Talitha Noble³

1: Two Oceans Aquarium, Cape Town, South Africa; 2: Two Oceans Aquarium Foundation, Cape Town, South Africa; 3: Two Oceans Aquarium Foundation, Cape Town, South Africa

SUCCESSFUL TREATMENT OF PULMONARY PNEUMOCOELEM AND BUOYANCY SYNDROME WITH AUTOLOGOUS BLOOD PLEURODESIS IN GREEN (CHELONIA MYDAS) AND HAWKSBILL (ERETMOCHELYS IMBRICATA) SEA TURTLES

Maximilian M R Polyak^1,2, Marco Cruz¹, Neil R Davis¹, Daniel Gonzalez-Paredes¹, Diane Legouvello¹, Hoda Murad¹, Josie L Palmer¹, Vanessa F Schmitt¹, Georgia Smith¹, Ronel Nel¹

1: Organization for the Conservation of Coral and Sea Turtles in the Red Sea (SHAMS), Saudi Arabia; 2: SHAMS/KAUST Center for Veterinary Care, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

DISASTER MANAGEMENT: CRITICAL CARE FOR LOGGERHEAD (CARETTA CARETTA) POST-HATCHLINGS DURING A MASS STRANDING EPISODE ALONG THE COAST OF SOUTH AFRICA

Bernice van Huyssteen¹, Ilse Jenkinson²

1: Two Oceans Aquarium Foundation, South Africa; 2: Two Oceans Aquarium, South Africa

SURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF SEPTIC ARTHRITIS IN AN ADULT LOGGERHEAD (CARETTA CARETTA) SEA TURTLE

Bernice van Huyssteen

Two Oceans Aquarium Foundation, South Africa

*CONSUMPTION OF SEA TURTLES IN BATA CITY, FAD OR TRADITION?

Carolina Martinez¹, Hector Barrios-Garrido^2,3, Alejandro Fallabrino^1,5, Angela Formia^1,4

1: Tomage: Tortugas Marinas de Guinea Ecuatorial; 2: Marine Science Program, Biological Science and Engineering. King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST); 3: GTTM-GV, Grupo de Trabajo en Tortugas Marinas del Golfo de Venezuela; 4: African Aquatic Conservation Fund; 5: Karumbé. Uruguay

SUSTAINING SEA TURTLES, SUPPORTING COMMUNITIES: A HOLISTIC APPROACH IN SÃO TOMÉ

Betania Ferreira-Airaud^1,2, Sara Vieira^1,2, Frederic Airaud¹, Wilson Fernandes¹, Victor Jimenez¹, Catarina Monteiro¹, Antunes Pina¹, Venceslau Soares¹

1: Programa Tatô, Avenida Marginal 12 de Julho, São Tomé, São Tomé e Príncipe; 2: CCMAR, Centre of Marine Sciences, University of Algarve, Portugal

MARES COMUNIDAD: SUSTAINABLE FISHING THROUGH SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS: SUPPORTING COMMUNITY-LED ALTERNATIVE ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES TO REDUCE TURTLE BYCATCH IN COASTAL MEXICO

Yadira Trejo Hernández¹, Anibal López Murillo¹, María Isabel Miranda Marín¹, Agnese Mancini^1,2, Diana Arely Ramos de la Torre^1,3, Raquel Briseño Dueñas^1,4, Karen Oceguera Camacho^1,2, Jesus Salvador Lucero^1,2, Helga Oceguera Camacho^1,2, Carlos Delgado Trejo^1,5, Luis Angel Tello Sahagún^1,11, Catherine Hart^1,2, Alan Zavala Norzagaray^1,6, Katherine Comer Santos^1,7, Heriberto Santana¹, Joana Alfaro Shigueto^1,8, Jeffrey A. Seminoff^1,9, Bryan P. Wallace^1,10

1: MARES Comunidad, Mexico; 2: Grupo Tortuguero de las Californias, Mexico; 3: Universidad Tecnológica de Escuinapa, Sinaloa, México; 4: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México,ICML-Unidad Académica “Mazatlán” Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico; 5: Universidad Michoacana San Nicolás Hidalgo, Morelia, Michoacán, México; 6: Instituto Politécnico Nacional-CIIDIR Unidad Sinaloa, Guasave, Sinaloa, México; 7: The Science Exchange, Jalisco, Mexico; 8: ProDelphinus and Universidad Científica del Sur, Lima, Perú; 9: NOAA-Southwest Fisheries Science Center, La Jolla, California, USA; 10: Ecolibrium, Inc., Boulder, Colorado, USA; 11: Estación Biolgica Majahuas

IMPORTANCE OF INDIRECT CONSERVATION MEASURES ON THE PROTECTION OF LOGGERHEAD TURTLES IN BOA VISTA, CABO VERDE

Kathryn Yeoman¹, Euclides Resende¹, Thomas Reischig², Hiltrud Cordes²

1: Fundação Tartaruga, Cabo Verde; 2: Turtle Foundation Germany

*SOCIOECOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE OF SEA TURTLE CONSERVATION IN AFRO-DESCENDANT COMMUNITIES IN GUERRERO STATE, MEXICO.

Brenda Sarahi Ramos-Rivera¹, Rafael Flores-Garza^1,2, Luis Gomez-Gastelum³, Himmer Castro-Mondragon², Carmina Torreblanca-Ramirez^1,2, Jesus Emilio Michel-Morfin⁴

1: PhD in Environmental Sciences, Center for Regional Development Sciences, University Autonomous of Guerrero, Mexico; 2: Postgraduate in Natural Resources and Ecology, Faculty of Marine Ecology, University Autonomous of Guerrero, Mexico; 3: Tonalá University Center, University of Guadalajara, Tonalá, Jalisco, Mexico.; 4: University Center for Biological and Agricultural Sciences, University of Guadalajara, Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico.

*STUDYING CONFLICT AND COOPERATION ASSOCIATED WITH SEA TURTLE CONSERVATION

Achsah Steffi John, Andrea D. Phillott

FLAME University, India

DESPITE CONSERVATION EFFORTS, THE STATUS OF SEA TURTLES IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO (DRC) REMAINS CONCERNING

David Angenda mbuli

iccn, Congo, Democratic Republic of the

THE "ZERO-PLASTIC COASTLINE" GRASSROOTS PROGRAM TO PRESERVE SEA TURTLE HABITATS AROUND THE MAYANGE NA ELOMBO MARINE PARK IN SOUTHERN CAMEROON, WEST AFRICA

Isidore Ayissi

University of Douala-Cameroon, Cameroon

NETWORKING, COORDINATION AND COOPERATION IS CURCIAL TO CONSERVE ENDANGERED AND MIGRATORY SEA TURTLES: THE REDTORCAN PROJECT IN CANARY ISLANDS

Ana Liria Loza¹, Andrea Fariñas-Bermejo^1,2, Patricia Ostiategui-Francia¹, Alejandro Usategui-Martín¹

1: ADS Biodiverisidad, Canary Islands, Spain; 2: CSIC, Vigo, Spain

THE COLLABORATION BETWEEN OKRA PROJECTS AND THE SARDINIAN REGIONAL NETWORK FOR THE CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT OF SEA TURTLE NESTS BY RAISING AWARENESS OF LOCAL STUDENTS AND CITIZENS

Andrea Camedda¹, Marcello Meloni², Elisa Maria Mocci³, Cyprus Nii Sakei², Giuseppe Andrea de Lucia¹

1: CNR - National Research Council of Itlay, Italy; 2: Okra Projects, Ghana; 3: Sardinian Regional Body, Italy

*ILLEGAL TAKE OF SEA TURTLES IN BOCAS DEL TORO, PANAMANIAN CARIBBEAN

Daniela Rojas-Cañizales^1,2, Raúl García-Varela², Roldán A. Valverde^1,2

1: University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Brownsville, Texas 78520, USA.; 2: Sea Turtle Conservancy, 4581 NW 6th St, Suite A, Gainesville, FL 32609, USA.

EFFECTIVE SEA TURTLE CONSERVATION STRATEGY IN GRAND-BEREBY, COTE D’IVOIRE

Alexandre Dah¹, Angela Formia², Jose Gomez¹

1: Conservation des Especes Marines, Cote d'Ivoire; 2: African Aquatic Conservation Fund, Senegal

TURTLE & NATURE PARK: A HOPE FOR MARINE TURTLE RESCUE & REHABILITATION IN SENEGAL

Mr Tomas Diagne¹, Dr Djibril Diouck²

1: African Chelonian Institute, Senegal; 2: Direction des Parcs Nationaux du Senegal

SOUTHERN MAHÉ, SEYCHELLES, SEASONAL PROTECTED AREAS

Christophe Mason-Parker, Vanessa Didon

Marine Conservation Society Seychelles, Seychelles

PROGRAMA TATÔ: AN INTEGRATED APPROACH TO SEA TURTLE CONSERVATION ON SÃO TOMÉ ISLAND, WEST AFRICA

Betania Ferreira-Airaud^1,2, Sara Vieira^1,2, Frederic Airaud¹, Wilson Fernandes¹, Victor Jimenez¹, Catarina Monteiro¹, Antunes Pina¹, Venceslau Soares¹

1: Programa Tatô, Avenida Marginal 12 de Julho, São Tomé, São Tomé e Príncipe; 2: CCMAR, Centre of Marine Sciences, University of Algarve, Portugal

INTERNATIONALLY AGREED CONSERVATION MEASURES FOR MARINE TURTLES OF THE ATLANTIC COAST OF AFRICA

Manjula Tiwari¹, Heidrun Frisch-Nwakanma²

1: Ocean Ecology Network; 2: CMS Secretariat, Germany

NEST DOMES: THE NEW ALTERNATIVE TO COMBAT CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE SEXUAL DETERMINATION OF SEA TURTLES

Zulema Alejandra Guevara Oviedo¹, Sara Giraldo², Martin Tadeo Andrade Almazan³

1: Rancho San Cristóbal CSL, Mexico; 2: VML, Colombia; 3: Rancho San Cristóbal CSL, Mexico

*REPURPOSING FOR CONSERVATION: A RECYCLED FLOATING STATION AS A SEA TURTLE REHABILITATION CENTER ON THE KERKENNAH ISLANDS

Hamed Mallat¹, Ahmed Zaddem², Ahmed Souissi¹, Ons Benzarti¹, Ahmed Ben Hmida²

1: Association Kratten du Développement éveloppement Durable de la Culture et du Loisir, AKDDCL; 2: Agence de Protection et d'Aménagement du Littoral, APAL

20 YEARS OF SEA TURTLES CONSERVATION IN CONGO

Nathalie Mianseko, Jean-Gabriel Mavoungou

RENATURA CONGO, ASSOCIATION CONSERVATION DE LA BIODIVERSITE, Congo, Republic of the

THE PACIFIC LEATHERBACK HUB: A DECISION-SUPPORT TOOL FOR THE CONSERVATION OF TWO CRITICALLY ENDANGERED LEATHERBACK POPULATIONS

Anna Antonia Ortega^1,4, Nicki Mitchell¹, Nina Marn^1,2, Philip Miller³, George Shillinger⁴

1: The University of Western Australia; 2: Ruđer Bošković Institute, Croatia; 3: IUCN Conservation Planning Specialist Group; 4: Upwell Turtles

'WIPING THE SLATE CLEAN': DOCUMENTING AND ELIMINATING POACHED TURTLE REMAINS ON BEACHES OF BOA VISTA, CAPE VERDE

Adilson Ramos¹, Marcel Maierhofer², Euclides Resende¹, Hiltrud Cordes², Thomas Reischig²

1: Fundaçao Tartaruga, Cabo Verde; 2: Turtle Foundation, Germany

INTEGRATING ESG PRINCIPLES INTO TERENGGANU'S TURTLE TOURISM

Mohd Uzair Rusli, Syamsyahidah Samsol, Tuan Mustaqim Rosdan

Sea Turtle Research Unit (SEATRU), Institute of Oceanography and Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia.

FROM SHORE TO SEA: LIFE MARENATURA PAVES THE WAY TO THE 30*30 TARGET IN GREECE SHOWCASING PROGRESS ON IMPLEMENTATION SINCE THE LAUNCH OF THE PROJECT

Konstantina Andreanidou¹, Nikolaos Simantiris¹, Tasos Dimalexis², Thanos Kastritis², Dimitra Petza³, Dimitra Marmara³, Michael Pournaras³, Stelios Katsanevakis⁴, Vasilis Trygonis⁴, Anastasia Perodaskalaki⁵, Aliki Panagopoulou⁶, Camilla Gotti⁷, Nicola Baccetti⁷, Danae Portolou⁸, Dimitra Christidi⁸, Angelos Evangelidis⁸, Georgios Drosopoulos⁸, Panagiotis Dendrinos⁹, Styliani Adamantopoulou⁹, Christos Giannakopoulos¹⁰, Gianna Kitsara¹⁰, Tim van der Schriek¹⁰, Joost Brinkkemper¹¹, Irna Huisjes¹¹, Ioli Christopoulou¹², Panagiotis Kasapidis¹³, Marianna Giannoulaki¹³, Aristides Prospathopoulos¹³, Afroditi Kardamaki¹³, Dimitris Tsaparis¹³

1: MEDASSET - Mediterranean Association to Save the Sea Turtles, Greece; 2: NCC - Nature Conservation Consultants; 3: NECCA - Natural Environment and Climate Change Organization; 4: University of the Aegean, Department of Marine Sciences; 5: University of Crete - Natural History Museum of Crete; 6: ARCHELON - The Sea Turtle Protection Society of Greece; 7: ISPRA - Italian Institute for Environmental Protection and Research; 8: Hellenic Ornithological Society - BirdLife Greece; 9: MOm - Hellenic Society for the Study and Protection of the Monk Seal; 10: NOA - National Observatory of Athens; 11: WaterProof Marine Consultancy and Services BV; 12: The Green Tank; 13: HCMR - Hellenic Centre for Marine Research

LESSONS IN PARTICIPATORY GOVERNANCE FOR MARINE PROTECTED AREAS: A CASE STUDY ON HAWKSBILL CONSERVATION IN PUNTA AMAPALA, EL SALVADOR

Carlos Mario Pacheco Turcios¹, Luis Ruano¹, Ana Vilma Henríquez Pocasangre¹, Vincent Gravez², José R. Urteaga²

1: Asociación ProCosta; 2: Wild Earth Allies

FROM RESEARCH TO ACTION: SCIENCE-BASED CONSERVATION OF SEA TURTLES IN SÃO TOMÉ ISLAND, WEST AFRICA

Sara Alexandra Vieira^1,2, Betania Ferreira-Airaud^1,2, Frederic Airaud¹, Catarina Monteiro¹, Antunes Pina¹, Venceslau Soares¹

1: Programa Tatô, Avenida Marginal 12 de Julho, Sao Tome, São Tomé e Principe; 2: CCMAR, Centre of Marine Sciences, University of Algarve, Portugal

*INFLUENCE OF CLIMATIC VARIABLES, POSITION, AND CIRCADIAN RHYTHM ON THE INCUBATION TEMPERATURE OF LEATHERBACK TURTLES (DERMOCHELYS CORIACEA) IN SAN LUIS DE LA LOMA, GUERRERO

Mildred Alpizar^1,3, Giovany González-Desales^2,3, Martha Zarco-González⁴, Jorge Eduardo Gallardo^4,3

1: CIIDIR IPN Sinaloa, Mexico. Environment department, Wildlife and and emerging diseases laboratory; 2: Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Campus II, Universidad Autónoma de Chiapas; 3: Barreros de San Luis A.C.; 4: Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México

REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS AND MORPHOMETRIC MEASUREMENTS OF LEATHERBACK TURTLES (DERMOCHELYS CORIACEA) DURING THE 2023-2024 NESTING SEASON

Mildred Alpizar-Quezada¹, Maria Teresa Luna-Medina², Andres Cruz-Quintana⁴, Areli Cruz-Vicente³, Isa Pablo-Flores³, Alejandra Gallegos-Muñoz³, Enrique Ocampo-Olvera⁴, Ranferi Cruz-García³, Ana Ordaz-Becerra³, Alejandro Tavera-Rivera⁴, Mayra Martínez-Susano³, Gala Castro-Mejías³

1: CIIDIR IPN Sinaloa, Mexico. Depto. Medio Ambiente, Laboratorio de Vida Silvestre.; 2: Kutzari, A.C.; 3: CONANP. Comisión Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas-SEMARNAT; 4: Grupo Lomas. Departamento de Sostenibilidad.

*ASSESSING THE RISK OF SEA TURTLE NEST FLOODING: THE ROLE OF BEACH GROUNDWATER DYNAMICS

Jakob C. Christiaanse¹, José A. A. Antolinez¹, Ad Reniers¹, Jens Figlus², Christopher D. Marshall³, Timothy M. Dellapenna⁴, Felipe Calleja⁵, Camilo Jaramillo⁶

1: Department of Hydraulic Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands; 2: Department of Ocean Engineering, Texas A&M University, Galveston, TX, USA; 3: Gulf Center for Sea Turtle Research, Department of Marine Biology, Texas A&M University at Galveston, Galveston, TX, USA; 4: Department of Marine and Coastal Environmental Science, Texas A&M University at Galveston, Galveston, TX, USA; 5: Coastal, Rivers and Estuaries Engineering Unit (IMARES-UCR), University of Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica; 6: IH Cantabria—Instituto de Hidráulica Ambiental de la Universidad de Cantabria, Santander, Spain

EFFECTS OF HIGH TEMPERATURES ON HATCHING SUCCESS DURING THE SEASONS 2023 AND 2024 AT PUIPUY BEACH, SUCRE STATE, VENEZUELA.

Eneida Matilde Fajardo Escalona¹, Michelle Gómez¹, Alicia Monaldi^1,2,3, Henry Benavente¹, Iván Farias¹, Irama Perozo^4,5, Royner Carrasquero^4,5, Héctor Barrios-Garrido^4,5

1: Proyecto Akupara, Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of; 2: Ecoposadas del Mar, C.A; 3: CorpoMedina; 4: La Universidad del Zulia, Facultad Experimental de Ciencias, Laboratorio de Ecología General (Maracaibo 4001, Venezuela); 5: Grupo de Trabajo en Tortugas Marinas del Golfo de Venezuela (Sea Turtle Working Group of the Gulf of Venezuela) (GTTM-GV)

*OLIVE RIDLEYS (LEPIDOCHELYS OLIVACEA) NESTING IN THE SEREIA PENINSULA AND PRAIA DOS POBRES, SOYO REGION, ANGOLA, AND THEIR ASSOCIATED PRODUCTIVITY.

Lucas Capitão¹, Paulo Luanda¹, Miguel Veríssimo Morais²

1: Projecto Kitabanga; 2: UAN - Faculdade de Ciências Naturais

FIRST INTER-SEASONAL RECAPTURE OF A GREEN TURTLE (CHELONIA MYDAS) AT AL WAJH LAGOON, SAUDI ARABIAN RED SEA

Hector Alonso Barrios-Garrido^1,2,3, Taha Boksmati², Mohammed Algohani Oudah², Khuld Jabby², Natalie Wildermann¹, Ivor Williams², Carlos M. Duarte¹

1: Marine Science Program, Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology; Thuwal, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; 2: Red Sea Global; Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; 3: TropWATER - Centre for Tropical Water and Aquatic Ecosystem Research, James Cook University, Townsville, Australia

SURVEYING JORDAN’S GULF OF AQABA COAST FOR SEA TURTLE NESTING POTENTIAL

ALan F Rees¹, Abeer Bilbeisi², Mohammad Al-Zibdah³

1: Turtles from Above, Plymouth, UK; 2: Jordan Society for the Conservation of Turtles and Tortoises, Amman, Jordan; 3: University of Jordan, Aqaba, Jordan

REACTIVATION OF CHELONIA MYDAS MONITORING ON SAN JOSÉ BEACH, PARQUE NACIONAL SANTA ROSA, COSTA RICA: AN IMPORTANT NESTING SITE FOR EASTERN PACIFIC GREEN TURTLES

Alba Lopez Bobadilla, Oscar Brenes Arias

RPT (Reserva Playa Tortuga), Costa Rica

A COMPARISON OF LOW AND HIGH NEST RELOCATION EFFORTS DURING 11 SEASONS OF SEA TURTLE NESTING ON TOPSAIL ISLAND, NORTH CAROLINA, USA

Terry Meyer¹, Kathryn Zagzebski¹, Matthew Godfrey²

1: The Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue & Rehabilitation Center; 2: North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission

*CHARACTERIZATION OF HYBRIDIZATION IN UNVIABLE LOGGERHEAD (CARETTA CARETTA) AND GREEN (CHELONIA MYDAS) SEA TURTLE EGGS IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA

Samantha Ann Hurst¹, Lindsay Faith Curl², Margaret Lamont³, Alexis Michele Janosik¹

1: University of West Florida, United States of America; 2: North Carolina State University; 3: United States Geological Survey

*AN EVALUATION OF NEST RELOCATION AND HATCHING SUCCESS DURING HURRICANES IN FLORIDA

Holly M Schmidt¹, Allyssa R Hennessey¹, Frank V Paladino¹, Jacob A Lasala²

1: Purdue University Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America; 2: Mote Marine Laboratory, Florida, United States of America

MICROPLASTIC POLLUTION AT QILIANYU, THE LARGEST GREEN SEA TURTLE NESTING GROUNDS IN THE NORTHERN SOUTH CHINA SEA

Ting Zhang^1,2, Liu Lin^1,2, Deqin Li¹, Jichao Wang^1,2, Yunteng Liu^2,3, Rui Li¹, Shannan Wu¹, Hai-Tao Shi^1,2

1: Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Ecology of Tropical Islands, Key Laboratory of Tropical Animal and Plant Ecology of Hainan Province, College of Life Sciences, Hainan Normal University, Haikou 571158, China.; 2: Hainan Sansha Provincial Observation and Research Station of Sea Turtle Ecology, Sansha 573100, China.; 3: Marine Protected Area Administration of Sansha City, Sansha 573100, China.

*GREEN TURTLE NESTING AS A SOURCE OF NUTRIENT INPUT IN A WEST AFRICAN ISLAND AND ITS NEARSHORE ENVIRONMENT

Cheila Raposo¹, Ana Rita Patrício^2,3, Paulo Catry¹, Castro Barbosa⁴, Aissa Regalla⁴, Rui Rebelo²

1: MARE – Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre / ARNET – Aquatic Research Network, Ispa – Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas, Sociais e da Vida, Lisboa, Portugal; 2: cE3c Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes & CHANGE – Global Change and Sustainability Institute, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal; 3: Centre for Ecology & Conservation, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter, Cornwall Campus, Penryn TR10 9EZ, UK; 4: Instituto da Biodiversidade e das Áreas Protegidas Dr. Alfredo Simão da Silva (IBAP), Av. Dom Settimio Arturro Ferrazzetta, CP 70, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau

UPDATE ON THE FIRST NESTING SIZE OF THE SEA TURTLE LEPIDOCHELYS KEMPII FROM RANCHO NUEVO, TAMAULIPAS, MEXICO.

Alan Alfredo Zavala-Norzagaray^1,6, Kevin Alan Zavala-Felix^1,6, César Paúl Ley-Quiñonez^1,6, Valeria Leal-Sepulveda^1,6, Fátima Yedith Camacho-Sánchez⁴, Hector Hugo Acosta-Sánchez⁵, Catherine E. Hart⁶, A. Alonso Aguirre³, Miguel Ángel Reyes-López²

1: IPN-CIIDIR Sinaloa, Mexico; 2: IPN-CBG, Mexico; 3: CSU, Colorado, USA; 4: UAT UAM Reynosa-Aztlán, Reynosa, Tam, Mexico.; 5: United Nations Development Programme-CONANP, Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, México; 6: Grupo Tortuguero de las Californias A.C., México.

*"CRACKING THE EGG" ON FUSARIUM SPP. IN LEATHERBACK NESTS, AN INVESTIGATION OF FUNGAL BURDEN

Elizabeth Kathleen Schultheis¹, Samantha G Kuschke^2,3, Jeannette Wyneken¹

1: Department of Biological Sciences, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL; 2: Department of Geosciences, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL; 3: Upwell, Monterey, CA

TRENDS IN NESTING PHENOLOGY OF GREEN AND LOGGERHEAD TURTLES IN THE CAYMAN ISLANDS: A 26-YEAR PERSPECTIVE

Liliana P. Colman¹, Jane L. Hardwick², Timothy J. Austin², Janice M. Blumenthal², Gina Ebanks-Petrie², Brendan J Godley¹, Alejandro Prat-Varela², Joseph Roche-Chaloner², Annette C Broderick¹

1: Centre for Ecology and Conservation, Faculty of Environment, Science and Economy, University of Exeter, Penryn Campus, Penryn, Cornwall, TR10 9FE, UK; 2: Marine Resources Unit, Department of Environment, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

*LONG-TERM RESIDENCY AND GROWTH RATES OF GREEN TURTLES (CHELONIA MYDAS) AT A FEEDING GROUND IN SOUTHEASTERN BRAZIL

Larissa Araujo Nunes^1,2, Suzana Machado Guimarães¹, Beatriz Guimarães Gomes¹, Estéfane Cardinot Reis¹, Fábio Vieira de Araújo³

1: Projeto Aruanã – Instituto de Pesquisas Ambientais Littoralis, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; 2: Programa de Pós-graduação em Biologia Marinha e Ambientes Costeiros, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; 3: Faculdade de Formação de Professores da Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, São Gonçalo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

TRENDS IN SIZE AT MATURITY OF CHELONIA MYDAS (GREEN TURTLE) IN THE JOÃO VIEIRA AND POILÃO MARINE NATIONAL PARK, GUINEA-BISSAU, WEST AFRICA

Assana Camara, Aissa Regalla de Barros, Castro Babosa, Paulo Catry, Rita Caldas Patricio

Institute of Biodiversity and Protected Areas - Dr. Alfredo Simão da Silva (IBAP)

POPULATION TRENDS OF GREEN TURTLES ON THE ISOLATED ATLANTIC ISLAND OF FERNANDO DE NORONHA AFTER 35 YEARS OF PROTECTION

Claudio Bellini¹, Erik A. P. dos Santos¹, João L. Camargo¹, Dênis A. Sana¹, João C. A. Thomé¹, Maria A. Marcovaldi², Armando J. B. Santos³, Mariana Fuentes³, Eduardo M. Venticinque⁴, Bruno B. Giffoni², Liliana Colman⁵

1: Centro Nacional de Pesquisa e Conservação de Tartarugas Marinhas e da Biodiversidade Marinha do Leste, Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil; 2: Fundaçao Pró-TAMAR, Brazil; 3: Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, USA; 4: PPGEco, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, UFRN, Brazil; 5: Centre for Ecology and Conservation, Faculty of Environment, Science and Economy, University of Exeter, Cornwall Campus, Penryn, TR10 9EZ, UK

EXPLORING GENETIC DIVERSITY OF SEA TURTLES BY MITOGENOME ANALYSIS

Daniela Hernández-Villalobos³, Miguel Angel Reyes-López², Mario Alberto Morales-Rodríguez¹, María Cristina Hernández Jiménez¹, Gabriela Cervantes-Zubirías¹, Gloria Sandoval-Flores¹, Lisset Anel Alva-Rocha¹, Fátima Yedith Camacho-Sánchez¹

1: Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas- UAM Reynosa-Aztlán, Reynosa, Tamaulipas, México.; 2: Instituto Politécnico Nacional-CBG, Reynosa, Tamaulipas, México.; 3: Instituto Tecnológico de Sonora-Campus Nainari, Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, México.

WHAT CAN 5.5-YEAR OF PHOTO-ID DATA TELL ABOUT THE SEA TURTLE POPULATION DYNAMICS AND HABITAT USE IN A COASTAL FORAGING GROUND? A CASE STUDY FROM SOUTHERN KENYA

Joana M. Hancock¹, Leah Mainye², Jenni Choma², Diana Kerubo², Jane Lloyd¹, Emma J. Hudgins³, Saoirse Kelleher³, Stephanie Koehnk¹

1: Olive Ridley Project, 91 Padiham Road, Sabden, Clitheroe, Lancashire, BB7 9EX, United Kingdom; 2: Olive Ridley Project - Kenya, 10 Diani Bazaar shopping centre Diani Beach Road, Kwale County, P.o Box 5331-80401 Diani, Kenya; 3: University of Melbourne, School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences, Parkville, VIC, 3010 Australia

ADVANCING SEA TURTLE CONSERVATION THOUGH THE SHELLBANK GLOBAL DATABASE

Christine Anne Madden¹, Michael P Jensen¹, Greta J Frankham², Kelly Morgan³, Erin LaCasella⁴

1: WWF, Coral Triangle Program; 2: Australian Museum, Sydney,Australia; 3: TRACE, Edinburgh, United Kingdom; 4: Southwest Fisheries Science Centre, NOAA, La Jolla, USA

ASSESING TAG LOSS AND PITTAG DETECTION RATES IN GREEN TURTLES (CHELONIA MYDAS) NESTING IN TORTUGUERO, COSTA RICA

Ana Maria Moncada Rosas¹, Jaime Restrepo^1,3, Raúl García¹, Roldán A Valverde^1,2

1: Sea Turtle Conservancy; 2: SEEMS Lab, UTRGVU; 3: University of Queensland

*NEW INSIGHTS INTO THE HAPLOTYPE SEQUENCE ANALYSIS OF CARETTA CARETTA IN BCS, MEXICO: A COMPARATIVE STUDY WITH NEW AND PREVIOUSLY RECORDED SEQUENCES

Hugo David Gallardo-Sánchez¹, Luz Estrella Hernández-Hernández², Omar Horacio Sol-Torres¹, Alan A. Zavala-Norzagaray³, A. Alonso Aguirre⁴, César Paúl Ley-Quiñones³, Eduardo Resendiz⁵, Roldan Valverde⁶, Eva María Tapia-Díaz⁷, Fátima Yedith Camacho-Sánchez², Miguel Angel Reyes-López¹

1: Instituto Politécnico Nacional-CBG, Mexico; 2: UAT UAMRA, México; 3: Instituto Politécnico Nacional-CIIDIR SINALOA, Mexico; 4: CSU, Colorado, USA; 5: UBCS, Mexico; 6: UTRGV, SEEMS, Brownsville, TX, USA; 7: UANL, Department of Ichthyology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, NL, Mexico

TRENDS AND CONSERVATION STATUS OF LEATHERBACKS (DERMOCHELYS CORIACEA) ALONG THE ANGOLAN COAST

Miguel Veríssimo Morais

Projecto Kitabanga - Universidade Agostinho Neto / Faculdade de Ciências Naturais, Angola

INCREASING NESTING TRENDS OF SEA TURTLES ON THE OSA PENINSULA, COSTA RICA: A COMPARISON OF CONSERVATION EFFORTS FROM THE 90S TO THE PRESENT

Alejandra Pérez Cámara, Rocío Macías Nieto, Vicente Peña Eisele, Alejandra Chumbimune, Isabel Hidalgo Diaz, Alba López Bobadilla, Hugh Govan, Laura Exley

COPROT Tortugas de Osa

RECENT RECORDS OF LEATHERBACK TURTLES IN CUBA

Amanda Real¹, Felix Moncada¹, Aracely Hernandez²

1: Centro de Investigaciones Pesqueras; 2: Centro Nacional de Areas Protegidas

A DECADE OF SEA TURTLE CONSERVATION EFFORTS AT BESAR ISLANDS CLUSTER, JOHOR MARINE PARK, MALAYSIA: SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL INSIGHTS

Mohd Nur Aiman Suhaimi, Izzat Hakimi A'rizu, Mohd Alzam Mohd Afandi

TENGAH ISLAND CONSERVATION, Malaysia

*MIXED-STOCK ANALYSES HELP CLARIFYING CHELONIA MYDAS GENETIC STRUCTURE IN THE GULF OF GUINEA

Livia Tolve¹, Angela Formia^1,2, Chiara Natali¹, Davide Nespoli¹, Alessio Iannucci¹, Claudio Ciofi¹

1: Department of Biology, University of Florence, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, FI, Italy; 2: African Aquatic Conservation Fund PO Box 366 Chilmark MA02535, USA

TURTLE EXCLUDER DEVICE (TED) EFFICIENCY TRIALS ABOARD A KENYAN SHRIMP TRAWLER, APRIL 5TH - MAY 5TH , 2018

Tony {Michel Anthony} Nalovic¹, Edward Kimani², Nina Wambiji², Sean Fennessy Fennessy³

1: fishingcleaner.com, French Guiana; 2: Kenyan Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kenya; 3: Oceanographic Research Institute, South Africa

THE SHRIMP FISHERY AND ITS INTERACTION WITH SEA TURTLES IN THE SOUTHEASTERN REGION OF CUBA.

Felix Guillermo Moncada Gavilan

Centro de Investigaciones Pesqueras, Cuba

*EVALUATING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF TURTLE EXCLUDER DEVICES (TEDS) AS A BYCATCH REDUCTION MEASURE FOR SEA TURTLES IN SABAH, MALAYSIA

Liyana Izwin Khalid, Kooi Chee Ho, Jonathan Phu, Syahiran Masrin, Chun Xue Chai, Nicolas James Pilcher

Marine Research Foundation, Malaysia

*SEA TURTLE BYCATCH IN COMMERCIAL TRAWL AND PURSE SEINE FISHERIES IN SABAH, MALAYSIA

Kooi Chee Ho, Nicolas James Pilcher, Liyana Izwin Khalid, Jonathan Jiun Lang Phu, Brittany Ashley Chang, Mohd Syahiran Masrin, Chun Xue Chai

Marine Research Foundation, Malaysia

*MEASURING SEA TURTLE BEHAVIORAL RESPONSES TO GILLNETS: ASSESSING LEARNING EFFECTS FROM REPEATED EXPOSURE

Janie L Reavis^1,2,3, Blair E Witherington², Michael J Bresette², John H Wang⁴, Stephen Pratt¹, Dale F DeNardo¹, Jesse F Senko³

1: School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, AZ, United States of America; 2: Inwater Research Group, FL, United States of America; 3: School of Ocean Futures, Arizona State University, AZ, United States of America; 4: Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Fisheries, HI, United States of America

*EXPLORING MOTIVATIONS FOR PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY-BASED SEA TURTLE CONSERVATION IN TANZANIA

Lindsey West^1,2

1: Queen's University Belfast, United Kingdom; 2: Sea Sense, Tanzania

*CATTLE OF THE SEA: PERCEPTIONS ON ILLEGAL SEA TURTLE TAKE IN PANAMA

Daniela Rojas-Cañizales^1,2, Raúl García-Varela², Jesse Senko³, Héctor Barrios-Garrido^4,5, Anna Erwin¹, Roldán A. Valverde^1,2

1: University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Brownsville, Texas 78520, USA; 2: Sea Turtle Conservancy, 4581 NW 6th St, Suite A, Gainesville, FL 32609, USA; 3: School of Ocean Futures, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA; 4: Marine Science Program, Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering (BESE), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; 5: TropWATER, Centre for Tropical Water and Aquatic Ecosystem Research, College of Marine and Environmental Sciences, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, 4811, Australia

CRAFTING A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE FOR PEOPLE AND SEA TURTLES: A THEORY OF CHANGE APPROACH TO PROJETO TAMAR'S SOCIOENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT BUSINESS IN BRAZIL

Valéria Rocha¹, Maria A Marcovaldi¹, João Carlos A Thomé², César Coelho¹, Gustavo Stahelin¹, Bruno de Barros Giffoni¹, Clarice Burtet¹, Jaqueline Castilhos¹, Luciana S Brondízio³

1: Fundação Projeto Tamar; 2: Centro Tamar - ICMBio; 3: Instituto Argonauta para a Conservação Costeira e Marinha

ADVANCING SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH SEA TURTLE CONSERVATION: INSIGHTS FROM THE WESTERN SOUTH ATLANTIC

Eugenia Naro-Maciel¹, Alejandro Fallabrino², Gabriela Velez-Rubio³, Laura Prosdocimi⁴

1: Liberal Studies, New York University, United States of America; 2: ONG Karumbé, Montevideo, Uruguay; 3: ONG Karumbé y Universidad de la República de Uruguay, Montevideo, Uruguay; 4: Laboratorio de Ecología, Conservación y Mamíferos Marinos (LECyMM). Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales (MACN-CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina

DRIVERS OF GEAR DISCARDING AND REPORTED SEA TURTLE ENTANGLEMENT INCIDENCES IN PRINCIPE, GULF OF GUINEA: IMPLICATIONS FOR FISHING NET MANAGEMENT

Emily Mary Duncan^1,2, Benjamin B. Phillips², Claire Collins^2,3, Giudiceley Dias¹, Christopher R. Kerry², Estrela Matilde¹, Wilker Mendes¹, Litoney Oliveira¹, Guillermo Porriños^2,4, Asiem Sanyal^1,5, Belzamiel Umbelina¹, Ana Nuno^2,6

1: Fundação Príncipe, a Registered Charity in São Tomé and Príncipe, Rua OUA, Santo António, Príncipe, Island, São Tomé and Príncipe; 2: Centre for Ecology and Conservation, Faculty of Environment, Science and Economy, University of Exeter, Penryn, Cornwall, United Kingdom; 3: Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London, London, United Kingdom; 4: cE3c ‐ Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes & CHANGE ‐ Global Change and Sustainability Institute, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal; 5: Fauna & Flora, Cambridge, United Kingdom; 6: Interdisciplinary Centre of Social Sciences (CICS.NOVA), School of Social Sciences and Humanities (NOVA FCSH), NOVA University Lisbon, Lisboa, Portugal

MARES COMUNIDAD: FISHERIES LEARNING EXCHANGES SUPPORT SUSTAINABLE FISHING AND BYCATCH REDUCTION IN COASTAL MEXICAN COMMUNITIES

Agnese Mancini^1,2, Raquel Briseño Dueñas^1,3, Diana Arely Ramos de la Torre^1,4, Maria Isabel Miranda Marin¹, Luis Angel Tello Sahagun^1,11, Carlos Delagado Trejo^1,5, Katherine Comer Santos^1,6, Catherine Hart^1,2, Alan Zavala Norzagaray^1,7, Yadira Trejo Hernández¹, Anibal Murillo López¹, Karen Oceguera Camacho^1,2, Helga Oceguera Camacho^1,2, Jesus Salvador Lucero^1,2, Heriberto Santana¹, Joana Alfaro Shigueto^1,8, Jeffrey A. Seminoff^1,9, Bryan P. Wallace^1,10

1: MARES Comunidad, Mexico; 2: Grupo Tortuguero de las Californias, Mexico; 3: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, ICML- Unidad Académica Mazatlán, Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico; 4: Universidad Tecnológica de Escuinapa, Sinaloa, México; 5: Universidad Michoacana San Nicolás Hidalgo, Morelia, Michoacán, México; 6: The Science Exchange, Jalisco, Mexico; 7: Instituto Politécnico Nacional-CIIDIR Unidad Sinaloa, Guasave, Sinaloa, México; 8: ProDelphinus and Universidad Científica del Sur, Lima, Perú; 9: NOAA-Southwest Fisheries Science Center, La Jolla, California, USA; 10: Ecolibrium, Inc., Boulder, Colorado, USA; 11: Estación Biolgica Majahuas

*TRUST, TRAPS, AND TURTLES: LEVERAGING STAKEHOLDER AND FISHER PERSPECTIVES TO ENHANCE SEA TURTLE BYCATCH REPORTING AND MITIGATION IN FLORIDA’S TRAP FISHERIES

Rachel Smith¹, Emily Hardin², Raymond Carthy³

1: School of Natural Resources and Environment, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL; Human Nature Group, Phoenix, AZ; 2: Disney’s Animals, Sciences and Environment, Lake Buena Vista, FL; 3: Florida Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit, USGS, University of Florida, Gainesville FL

TRAUMA DUE TO BYCATCH AND VESSEL STRIKES: MAIN CAUSE OF DEATH OF THE SEA TURTLE ON THE ANDALUSIAN COAST (2020–2024)

Carolina Fernández - Maldonado¹, Alejandra Cerezo Caro¹, Marta Román López¹, Francesco Achille Consoli², Teresa Márquez Bayón¹, Claudia Iglesias González², Antonio Fernández², Cristian Suárez-Santana²

1: SEASHORE AMBIENTAL, Calle Sevilla nº 4, 11380 Tarifa, Spain; 2: Veterinary Histology and Pathology, Institute of Animal Health and Food Safety (IUSA), Atlantic Center for Cetacean Research, Marine Mammals Health WOAH col Centre, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Veterinary School, Las Palmas, Spain

*IDENTIFYING DIRECT CAUSES, SPATIAL DENSITY, AND EMERGING THREATS OF SEA TURTLE STRANDINGS ACROSS THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS (2018-2023)

Taylor Brunson¹, Natalie K. Monnier², Claudia D. Lombard³, Kelly R. Stewart⁴, Nicole F. Angeli⁵

1: University of the Virgin Islands, Virgin Islands, U.S.; 2: Sea Turtle Assistance and Rescue (STAR) Network, St. Croix, USVI; 3: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, USA; 4: St. Croix Sea Turtle Project, The Ocean Foundation, Washington, DC, USA; 5: Division of Fish and Wildlife, Department of Planning and Natural Resources, Government of the Virgin Islands, St. Croix, USVI

*ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS IN OLIVE RIDLEY TURTLES: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF PLASTIC AND HEAVY METAL ACCUMULATION AT ODISHA'S NESTING BEACHES

Abhishek Thawait¹, Chandana Pusapati², Anuradha Bhat¹, Kartik Shanker^2,3

1: Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Kolkata, India; 2: Dakshin Foundation; 3: Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore, India

THE EFFECT OF PROTECTED AREAS, COASTAL DEVELOPMENT, AND ARTIFICIAL LIGHT AT NIGHT ON NESTING MARINE TURTLES

Lucy Omeyer¹, Robin Thomas Ernest Snape^1,2, Jon Bennie³, Damla Beton², Burak Ali Çiçek⁴, Sophie Davey², Wayne Fuller⁵, Camille Fleury¹, Brendan Godley¹, Zoe Laurence1¹, Yaniv Levy⁶, Meryem Ozkan², Jack Wiggins¹, Annette Broderick¹

1: Centre for Ecology and Conservation, University of Exeter, UK; 2: Society for Protection of Turtles, Levent Daire 1, Ulus Sokak, Gönyelli, North Cyprus; 3: Centre for Geography and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter, UK; 4: Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Eastern Mediterranean University, Famagusta, North Cyprus; 5: Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Near East University, Nicosia, North Cyprus; 6: Israel Nature and Parks Authority

TURTLES OF ARABIA: UNVEILING 15 YEARS OF SEA TURTLE MORTALITIES IN DUBAI

Hollis-Ann Stewart

Yellow Turtle Conservation, United States of America

SEA TURTLE CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES IN TWO INDEX NESTING BEACHES FOR THE LEATHERBACK TURTLE AT MARGARITA ISLAND, NUEVA ESPARTA STATE, VENEZUELA

Adara Daleska Gonzalez Hernandez^1,2,3, Graciela Hernandez³, Luis Alejandro Jose Zerpa Rodriguez^3,4, Mariana Albornoz⁵, Nadya T Aguilera Q⁶

1: Turtle Point, Margarita Island, Venezuela; 2: Zoological Society of London, Regent’s Park, London, United Kingdom NW14RY; 3: Ministry of Ecosocialism (MINEC), Venezuela; 4: University of the Orient, Venezuela; 5: Voluntaries for sea turtle in Parguito beach, Venezuela; 6: Amigos Ecotortugas Fundation, El Agua Beach, Venezuela

*TRACKING THE 23 YEARS OF LOGGERHEAD TURTLE COLONISATION IN SPAIN

Gisela Marín-Capuz¹, Astrid Luna-Ortiz¹, Elena Abella², Eduardo Belda³, Adolfo Marco⁴, Jesús Tomas⁵, Luis Cardona⁶, Marta Pascual¹, Cinta Pegueroles^1,7, Carlos Carreras¹

1: Department of Genetics, Microbiology and Statistics and IrBio, University of Barcelona, Avinguda Diagonal 643, E-08028, Barcelona, Spain; 2: BETA Technological Center, University of Vic - Central University of Catalonia, Carretera Roda 70, E-08500, Vic, Spain; 3: Institut per a la Investigació i Gestió de Zones Costaneres (IGIC), Universitat Politècnica de València, C/Paranimf n° 1, 46730, Gandia, València, Spain; 4: Estación Biológica deDoñana, CSIC, C. Américo Vespucio, s/n, 41092, Sevilla, Spain; 5: Instituto Cavanilles de Biodiversidad y Biología Evolutiva, University of Valencia, Apdo. 22085, E-46071, Valencia, Spain; 6: Departament de Biologia Evolutiva, Ecologia i Ciències Ambientals, Universitat de Barcelona (UB), Av. Diagonal 643, 08028, Barcelona, Spain; 7: Department of Genetics and Microbiology, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain

PROACTIVE CONSERVATION IN THE RED SEA: SAUDI ARABIA’S FOUR SISTERS ARCHIPELAGO AS A SEA TURTLE SANCTUARY

Georgia Smith¹, Daniel Gonzalez-Paredes^1,2, Neil R. Davis¹, Marco Garcia-Cruz¹, Hoda Murad¹, Josie L. Palmer¹, Maximilian M. R. Polyak¹, Vanessa F. Schmitt¹, Ronel Nel¹

1: SHAMS - General Organization for the Conservation of Corals and Sea Turtles in the Red Sea, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.; 2: TropWATER, James Cook University, Townsville (QLD), Australia

MONITORING SEA TURTLE POPULATION TRENDS IN BAZARUTO ARCHIPELAGO NATIONAL PARK, A UNIQUE NESTING STRONGHOLD FOR ALL FIVE SPECIES IN THE WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN

Lorena Michel da Encarnação Matos, Evan Trotzuk

African Parks, Mozambique

*TEN YEARS OF CONSERVATION OF SEA TURTLES IN THE MANYANGE NA ELOMBO MARINE NATIONAL PARK: WHAT NEXT?

Rodric Xavier Ndounteng Ndjamo, Yves Maxime Mondjeli Ndjokou, Joël Wamba, Marlène Djoumessi, Cédrick Fogwan

Tube Awu, Cameroon

*NESTING ECOLOGY OF THE LEATHERBACK TURTLE, DERMOCHELYS CORIACEA, AT ESTACIÓN LAS TORTUGAS, COSTA RICA: 2012-2021 AND 2024

Faridah Olabisi Fatungase¹, Carolina M. Perez², Stamatina Skiloll³, Frank V. Paladino^1,2, Stanley Rodríguez Méndez³, Chelsea E. Durr^1,2

1: Purdue University Fort Wayne, Fort Wayne, IN 46805; 2: The Leatherback Trust, Goldring-Gund Marine Station, Guanacaste, Costa Rica; 3: Estación las Tortugas, Limón, Matina, Costa Rica