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Three Decades of Stranding Data Reveal Insights Into Endangered Hawksbill Sea Turtles in Hawaiʻi

To combat the scarcity of data on basic hawksbill ecology, we analyzed stranding data collected between 1984 and 2018 to gain insights into the distribution, demography, and conservation challenges facing hawksbills in Hawaiʻi.
December 06, 2021 - Peer-Reviewed Research ,
Pacific Islands

Hawksbill Nesting in Hawaiʻi: 30-Year Dataset Reveals Recent Positive Trend for a Vital Population

In this study we summarize all available hawksbill nesting activity around the Hawaiian Islands between 1988 and 2018 combatting varied monitoring effort with a predictive modeling approach.
December 01, 2021 - Peer-Reviewed Research ,
Pacific Islands

Interactions Among Hawaiian Hawksbills Suggest Prevalence of Social Behaviors in Marine Turtles

We study the social behaviors of Hawaiian hawksbill turtles to find their social habits are more complex than previously believed.
October 07, 2021 - Peer-Reviewed Research

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 ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Pacific Islands
Southeast
West Coast
National

Southwest Fisheries Science Center Stock Assessments

Our stock assessments provide information on the dynamics of fish populations and scientific information to fishery managers regarding stock status, historical and future biomass, and recruitment trends.
West Coast
A pod of long-beaked common dolphins is seen jumping over the surface of the ocean. Long-beaked common dolphin school. Photo: NOAA Fisheries/Adam Ü

Marine Turtle Demography Laboratory

Using bone growth layers to answer questions about the demography, habitat, and ecology of sea turtles.
West Coast
International

Marine Turtle Life History & Population Vital Rates

Using genetics to study marine turtle life history
West Coast
National
International

Marine Turtle Stock Identification & Fisheries Bycatch Assignment

Assigning Stock Identification
West Coast
National
International

Hawaiian Hawksbills: A Distinct and Isolated Nesting Colony in the Central North Pacific Ocean Revealed by Mitochondrial DNA

In this study we use mtDNA to provide the first genetic characterization of nesting and foraging of hawksbills in the Hawaiian Islands.
June 26, 2020 - Peer-Reviewed Research ,
Pacific Islands