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Category : Sea turtles
Languages : en
Pages : 158
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Proceedings of the Eighth Annual Workshop on Sea Turtle Conservation and Biology
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Category : Sea turtles
Languages : en
Pages : 158
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Category : Sea turtles
Languages : en
Pages : 158
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Proceedings of the Fifteenth Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation, 20-25 February 1995, Hilton Head, South Carolina
Author: John A. Keinath
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Category : Endangered species
Languages : en
Pages : 408
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Category : Endangered species
Languages : en
Pages : 408
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The Leatherback Turtle
Author: James R. Spotila
Publisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 142141709X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 246
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The most comprehensive book ever written on leatherback sea turtles. Weighing as much as 2,000 pounds and reaching lengths of over seven feet, leatherback turtles are the world’s largest reptile. These unusual sea turtles have a thick, pliable shell that helps them to withstand great depths—they can swim more than one thousand meters below the surface in search of food. And what food source sustains these goliaths? Their diet consists almost exclusively of jellyfish, a meal they crisscross the oceans to find. Leatherbacks have been declining in recent decades, and some predict they will be gone by the end of this century. Why? Because of two primary factors: human redevelopment of nesting beaches and commercial fishing. There are only twenty-nine index beaches in the world where these turtles nest, and there is immense pressure to develop most of them into homes or resorts. At the same time, longline and gill net fisheries continue to overwhelm waters frequented by leatherbacks. In The Leatherback Turtle, James R. Spotila and Pilar Santidrián Tomillo bring together the world’s leading experts to produce a volume that reveals the biology of the leatherback while putting a spotlight on the conservation problems and solutions related to the species. The book leaves us with options: embark on the conservation strategy laid out within its pages and save one of nature’s most splendid creations, or watch yet another magnificent species disappear.
Publisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 142141709X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 246
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The most comprehensive book ever written on leatherback sea turtles. Weighing as much as 2,000 pounds and reaching lengths of over seven feet, leatherback turtles are the world’s largest reptile. These unusual sea turtles have a thick, pliable shell that helps them to withstand great depths—they can swim more than one thousand meters below the surface in search of food. And what food source sustains these goliaths? Their diet consists almost exclusively of jellyfish, a meal they crisscross the oceans to find. Leatherbacks have been declining in recent decades, and some predict they will be gone by the end of this century. Why? Because of two primary factors: human redevelopment of nesting beaches and commercial fishing. There are only twenty-nine index beaches in the world where these turtles nest, and there is immense pressure to develop most of them into homes or resorts. At the same time, longline and gill net fisheries continue to overwhelm waters frequented by leatherbacks. In The Leatherback Turtle, James R. Spotila and Pilar Santidrián Tomillo bring together the world’s leading experts to produce a volume that reveals the biology of the leatherback while putting a spotlight on the conservation problems and solutions related to the species. The book leaves us with options: embark on the conservation strategy laid out within its pages and save one of nature’s most splendid creations, or watch yet another magnificent species disappear.
Proceedings of the Twentieth Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation, 29 February Through 4 March 2000, Orlando, Florida, U.S.A.
Author: Andrea Mosier
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Category : Endangered species
Languages : en
Pages : 408
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Category : Endangered species
Languages : en
Pages : 408
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NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFC
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Category : Fisheries
Languages : en
Pages : 16
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Category : Fisheries
Languages : en
Pages : 16
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Gulf of Mexico OCS Oil and Gas Lease Sales 2007-2012, Western Planning Area Sales 204, 207, 210, 215, and 218, Central Planning Area Sales 205, 206, 208, 213, 216, and 222
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Languages : en
Pages : 952
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Languages : en
Pages : 952
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1995 Central and Western Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf (OCS (Outer Continental Shelf)) Oil and Gas Lease Sales 152 and 155, Central and Western Planning Areas
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Languages : en
Pages : 804
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Languages : en
Pages : 804
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Amendment 18 to the Fishery Management Plan for Pelagic Fisheries of the Western Pacific Region, Management Modifications for the Hawaii-based Shallow-set Longline Swordfish Fishery that Would Remove Effort Limits, Eliminate the Set Certificate Program, and Implement New Sea Turtle Interaction Caps
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Languages : en
Pages : 670
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Languages : en
Pages : 670
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Gulf of Mexico OCS Oil and Gas Lease Sales 171, 174, 177, and 180
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Languages : en
Pages : 580
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Languages : en
Pages : 580
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Cape Wind Energy Project
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Languages : en
Pages : 1222
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Languages : en
Pages : 1222
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