24409 Gulf of Mexico sea turtle neonate tracking Project Published / External 18753 Funded Projects Project In Work The objectives of this project are to use both an empirical (satellite telemetry, oceanic drifters) and theoretical modeling approach to: 1) provide refined survival rates for oceanic juvenile sea turtles in the GOM; 2) quantify the fine-scale habitat use, movements and dispersal of oceanic stage sea turtles; 3) characterize the in-water habitats and foraging ecology of oceanic stage sea turtles; and 4) quantify and model active vs. passive behavior of the smallest oceanic turtles. Juvenile oceanic developmental and foraging habitats are not defined for any federally protected sea turtle species. This project is determining locations of management concern including small and large scale areas where numerous young turtles are likely to be found in the Gulf of Mexico. Scientific information from this project is bridging the gaps in our understanding of early sea turtle life history in order to provide improved estimation of threats at foraging areas and along migration routes for oceanic stage sea turtles in the Gulf. We are using novel satellite tracking methods to accomplish project goals. This project provided the first satellite track(s) of wild-caught oceanic stage hawksbill, green and Kemp¿s ridley sea turtles. Theme Chelonia mydas Theme Eretmochelys imbricata Theme Green sea turtle Theme Hawksbill Theme Kemp's ridley Theme Lepidochelys kempii Theme Sea turtle Theme behavior Theme dispersal Theme habitat use Theme movements Theme oceanic stage Theme satellite telemetry Theme survival Spatial Gulf of Mexico gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:24409 Larisa Avens 2015-04-14T15:42:16 SysAdmin InPortAdmin 2022-08-09T17:11:11 2021-04-29 Southeast Fisheries Science Center SEFSC 75 Virginia Beach Drive Miami FL 33149 USA (305)361-5761 www.sefsc.noaa.gov 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. EST 1001 Public No 2021-04-29 1 Year 2022-04-29