Using fisheries observation data to develop a predictive species distribution model for endangered sea turtles

Abstract The Eastern Pacific leatherback turtle population (Dermochelys coriacea) has declined precipitously in recent years. One of the major causes is bycatch from coastal and pelagic fisheries. Fisheries observations are often underutilized, despite strong potential for this data to affect policy...

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Main Authors: Jennie Hannah Degenford, Dong Liang, Helen Bailey, Aimee L. Hoover, Patricia Zarate, Jorge Azócar, Daniel Devia, Joanna Alfaro‐Shigueto, Jeffery C. Mangel, Nelly de Paz, Javier Quinones Davila, David Sarmiento Barturen, Juan M. Rguez‐Baron, Amanda S. Williard, Christina Fahy, Nicole Barbour, George L. Shillinger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-02-01
Series:Conservation Science and Practice
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.349