Evaluating the Long-Term Trend and Management of a Globally Important Loggerhead Population Nesting on Masirah Island, Sultanate of Oman

Evaluating the Long-Term Trend and Management of a Globally Important Loggerhead Population Nesting on Masirah Island, Sultanate of Oman

Nest count surveys provide an important means for tracking trends in marine turtle populations. In 2015 the IUCN Red List global status review changed the loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) from Endangered to Vulnerable status, and, with a revised regional management unit (RMU) assessment system in...

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Main Authors: Andrew Willson, Blair Witherington, Robert Baldwin, Manjula Tiwari, Thuraya Al Sariri, Ali Al Kiyumi, Suaad Al Harthi, Maïa Sarrouf Willson, Asma Al Bulushi, Ghasi Al Farsi, Juma Al Humaidy, Juma Al Araimi, Lamees A. Daar, Barbara Schroeder, James Perran Ross, Earl Possardt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
Caretta caretta
nest count
population trend
threats
conservation management
Northwest Indian Ocean Regional Management Unit
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmars.2020.00666/full

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