Demography of loggerhead turtles Caretta caretta in the southeastern Pacific Ocean: Fisheries-based observations and implications for management

Endangered Species Research

Volumn 5, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 129-135

  Shigueto, Joanna Alfaro ^a,b   Mangel, Jeffrey C ^a,b   Seminoff, Jeffrey A ^c   Dutton, Peter H ^c  

^a Pro Delphinus ^*  (Peru)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^c SOUTHWEST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Artisanal fisheries; Bycatch; Loggerheads; Peru; Sea turtles; Southeastern Pacific

Indexed keywords

CARETTA CARETTA; CHELONIIDAE; TESTUDINES;

EID: 71949103718     PISSN: 18635407     EISSN: 16134796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/esr00142     Document Type: Article

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