An interview-based approach to assess sea turtle bycatch in Italian waters

The loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta, Linnaeus, 1758) is the most abundant sea turtle species in the Mediterranean Sea, where commercial fishing appears to be the main driver of mortality. So far, information on sea turtle bycatch in Italy is limited both in space and time due to logistical pr...

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Main Authors: Alessandro Lucchetti, Claudio Vasapollo, Massimo Virgili
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2017-04-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/3151.pdf