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Expanding Knowledge and Developing Solutions |
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While publications on sea turtle ecology, health and genetics are expanding, few on-the-ground projects are addressing the main threats to turtle survival. We work to fill this void by expanding our understanding of human-caused threats to sea turtles and methods to address those threats. We expand knowledge through on the ground research and monitoring, as well as facilitating collaboration in knowledge building through partner research. |
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Community-based Turtle Monitoring
Throughout the region, fishermen and researchers conduct monitoring and research to better understand sea turtle conservation, the primary threats, and hurdles to recovery. Local teams implement monthly in-water mark-recapture programs, survey index beaches for stranded sea turtles, and document evidence of sea turtle poaching/consumption in their communities. The Grupo Tortuguero coordinator visits each monitoring site four times a year, providing ongoing training and support to community teams, and coordinating analysis of the data with academic partners.
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¡Carey!
One of the most imperiled sea turtle populations worldwide, the Eastern Pacific hawksbill is also one of the most enigmatic. The Eastern Pacific Hawksbill Initiative, or ¡Carey! in Spanish, represents the first in-field directed effort to understand the mysteries of this forgotten population.
The Initiative takes place within the Sea of Cortez, a site known to historically contain high numbers of individuals and which provides a confined foraging habitat for hawksbills. By shedding light on the biology and conservation status of Eastern Pacific hawksbills, we hope to provide critical information that will be integrated into local and regional conservation management plans and which will ultimately determine the feasibility of recovery of hawksbill sea turtles in the region.
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