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Novel Behavioral Responses of Sea Turtles to Gillnet Fishing Gear

By using controlled experiments with wild-caught animals, we provide novel insights on fine-scale behavioral interactions with fishing gear.
April 16, 2025 - Peer-Reviewed Research ,
Pacific Islands

Marine Debris Impacts on Hawaiian Green Sea Turtles (Chelonia mydas): High Prevalence of Hook-and-Line Fishing Gear in Strandings

Findings emphasize the need for sustained cleanup efforts and measures to reduce fishing gear losses and interactions with non-target species.
April 07, 2025 - Peer-Reviewed Research ,
Pacific Islands

Abundance, Production, and Migrations of Nesting Green Turtles at Rose Atoll, American Samoa, a Regionally Important Rookery in the Central South Pacific Ocean

We provide the most comprehensive dataset on green turtle nesting, productivity, and spatial ecology for a data-poor population.
July 16, 2024 - Peer-Reviewed Research ,
Pacific Islands

Summer Flounder Sea Turtle Protection Area Map and GIS Data

Map depicting where summer flounder trawlers in waters off Virginia (south of Cape Charles) and North Carolina must use an approved Turtle Excluder Device.
September 25, 2023 - Map ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
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Green Sea Turtles (Chelonia mydas) Accumulate Heavy Metals Near a Former Skeet Shooting Range in Kailua, O'ahu, Hawai'i

Determining levels of arsenic and antimony concentrations in green sea turtles resulting from lead deposition at a historic skeet shooting range. 
March 03, 2023 - Peer-Reviewed Research ,
Pacific Islands

Evaluation of a Long-Term Information Tool Reveals Continued Suitability for Identifying Bycatch Hotspots but Little Effect on Fisher Location Choice

We reviewed one of the longest and earliest DOM informational products, TurtleWatch.
January 26, 2023 - Peer-Reviewed Research ,
Pacific Islands

2022 Pacific Islands Field Season a Success

An unprecedented year for protected species in the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument.
October 13, 2022 - Research ,
Pacific Islands
A sea turtle and Hawaiian monk seal resting on the sand during a sunny day. Green sea turtle female “T53” basks (or rests) with a Hawaiian monk seal on Tern Island, Lalo, Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument. Credit: NOAA Fisheries

Return to Papahānaumokuākea Field Camps

For some, 2021 provided a long-awaited homecoming; for others, a new adventure.
September 01, 2021 - Science Blog ,
Pacific Islands
Pearl and Hermes field camp setup including 5 tents along the shoreline and numerous bright yellow 5-gallon buckets with food and supplies. Four field campers sit on a driftwood tree near the waterline. Making a seasonal home on a remote island: These field biologists will spend the summer working hard in Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument at one of NOAA’s seasonal protected species research camps. Photo: NOAA Fisheries.

Sea Turtles Across the North Pacific Are Exposed to Perfluoroalkyl Substances

A risk assessment showed concern for immunosuppression in Kailua green turtles and alarming concern for hawksbill developmental toxicity.
June 15, 2021 - Peer-Reviewed Research ,
Pacific Islands

Species and Population Specific Gene Expression in Blood Transcriptomes of Marine Turtles

We generated high quality blood transcriptome assemblies for hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata), loggerhead (Caretta caretta), green (Chelonia mydas), and leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea) turtles.
May 13, 2021 - Peer-Reviewed Research ,
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