scholarly journals Turtles on the trash track: loggerhead turtles exposed to floating plastic in the Mediterranean Sea

2019 ◽  
Vol 40 ◽  
pp. 107-121 ◽  
Author(s):  
A Arcangeli ◽  
F Maffucci ◽  
F Atzori ◽  
M Azzolin ◽  
I Campana ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Loggerhead Turtles ◽  
The Mediterranean

By-catch frequency and size differentiation in loggerhead turtles as a function of surface longline gear type in the western Mediterranean Sea

2013 ◽  
Vol 93 (5) ◽  
pp. 1423-1427 ◽  
Author(s):  
José Carlos Báez ◽  
David Macías ◽  
Juan Antonio Camiñas ◽  
José María Ortiz de Urbina ◽  
Salvador García-Barcelona ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Sea Turtle ◽  
Western Mediterranean ◽  
Catch Per Unit Effort ◽  
Size Selectivity ◽  
Loggerhead Turtles ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
By Catch ◽  
Catch Rates ◽  
The Impact

Fisheries by-catch is considered to be a major threat to loggerhead turtles in the Mediterranean Sea. Technical differences in both gear configurations (e.g. hook and bait type) and fisheries operations carried out by the Spanish Mediterranean surface longline fleet could have an effect on by-catch rates and size selectivity. The aim of the present study was to test the differences in by-catch per unit effort and body size of loggerhead sea turtles caught using different gear types in the Mediterranean surface longline fishery. Our results suggest that differences in the gear type used have an effect on catch rates and size selectivity. Thus, surface longliners targeting albacore (LLALB) using smaller hooks tend to capture smaller loggerheads but have the highest by-catch per unit of effort (BPUE), whereas other longlines, such as surface longliners targeting bluefin tuna (LLJAP) and traditional surface longliners targeting swordfish (LLHB), using larger hooks tend to select the larger animals; moreover, LLHB had the lowest BPUE. Disproportionate rates of fisheries-induced mortality on certain size/age-classes can differentially affect sea turtle populations, as each sea turtle age-class contributes differently to current and future reproduction. Thus, fisheries management should not only be focusing on preserving the large juvenile and mature turtles, but also on reducing the total by-catch. Thus, we recommend encouraging the use of LLHB versus other surface gears. We suggest that it is very important to take into account the gear type (and its particular catch rates) when making inferences about the impact of longline fisheries on sea turtle populations.

Sex ratio of juvenile loggerhead turtles in the Mediterranean Sea: is it really 1:1?

2013 ◽  
Vol 160 (5) ◽  
pp. 1097-1107 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fulvio Maffucci ◽  
Ilaria D’Angelo ◽  
Sandra Hochscheid ◽  
Mariapia Ciampa ◽  
Giovanni De Martino ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sex Ratio ◽  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Loggerhead Turtles ◽  
The Mediterranean

Long-Term Tracking of Adult Loggerhead Turtles (Caretta caretta)in the Mediterranean Sea

2013 ◽  
Vol 47 (2) ◽  
pp. 227-231 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paolo Luschi ◽  
Resi Mencacci ◽  
Carola Vallini ◽  
Alessandro Ligas ◽  
Paolo Lambardi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Caretta Caretta ◽  
Loggerhead Turtles ◽  
The Mediterranean

Fine-scale distribution of juvenile Atlantic and Mediterranean loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) in the Mediterranean Sea

2013 ◽  
Vol 161 (3) ◽  
pp. 509-519 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcel Clusa ◽  
Carlos Carreras ◽  
Marta Pascual ◽  
Stephen J. Gaughran ◽  
Susanna Piovano ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Caretta Caretta ◽  
Fine Scale ◽  
Loggerhead Turtles ◽  
The Mediterranean

Overview of loggerhead turtles coastal nets interactions in the Mediterranean Sea

2012 ◽  
Vol 22 (6) ◽  
pp. 827-835 ◽  
Author(s):  
Khaled Echwikhi ◽  
Imed Jribi ◽  
Mohamed Nejmeddine Bradai ◽  
Abderrahmen Bouain
Keyword(s):  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Loggerhead Turtles ◽  
The Mediterranean

Aeromonas dhakensis pneumonia and sepsis in a neonate Risso’s dolphin Grampus griseus from the Mediterranean Sea

2015 ◽  
Vol 116 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-74 ◽  
Author(s):  
L Pérez ◽  
ML Abarca ◽  
F Latif-Eugenín ◽  
R Beaz-Hidalgo ◽  
MJ Figueras ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Grampus Griseus ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
Risso's Dolphin
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