Feasibility of using sea surface temperature imagery to mitigate cheloniid sea turtle-fishery interactions off the coast of northeastern USA

Endangered Species Research

Volumn 5, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 257-266

  Braun McNeill, Joanne ^a   Sasso, Christopher R ^b   Epperly, Sheryan P ^b   Rivero, Carlos ^b  

^a SOUTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cheloniid; Management; Sea surface temperature; Sea turtle fishery interaction; Sea turtles

Indexed keywords

AVHRR; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FEASIBILITY STUDY; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TURTLE;

HATTERAS ISLAND; NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

CARETTA CARETTA; CHELONIIDAE; TESTUDINES;

EID: 77951442127     PISSN: 18635407     EISSN: 16134796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/esr00145     Document Type: Article

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