Science & 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.

We generated high quality blood transcriptome assemblies for hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata), loggerhead (Caretta caretta), green (Chelonia mydas), and leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea) turtles.

The first study to describe loggerhead movements in the Gulf of California results in data suggesting that loggerhead foraging movements are performed in areas rich in levels of chlorophyll-a.

Tracks the implementation of recovery actions from Endangered Species Act (ESA) recovery plans.

Map depicting where pound net regulations are in place in Virginia state waters.

Map of large mesh gillnet regulations enacted to protect sea turtles

Map depicting where Turtle Deflector Dredges must be used when fishing for scallops in waters west of 71° W. long., from the shoreline to the outer boundary of the Exclusive Economic Zone, from May 1 through November 30.

Map depicting where chain mats must be used when fishing for scallops in waters west of 71° W. long., from the shoreline to the outer boundary of the Exclusive Economic Zone, from May 1 through November 30.

Loggerhead sea turtle critical habitat map and associated data files for the Northwest Atlantic Ocean DPS.

TurtleWatch is a map providing up-to-date information about the thermal habitat of loggerhead sea turtles in the Pacific Ocean north of the Hawaiian Islands. It was created as an experimental product by Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center to help reduce inadvertent interactions between Hawaii-based longline fishing vessels and sea turtles. Derived from the best available scientific information, the TurtleWatch map displays sea surface temperature and the predicted location of waters preferred by the turtles.