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An Evaluation Of Sea Turtle Abundances, Mortalities And Fisheries Interactions In The Chesapeake Bay, Virginia, 2001, Katherine L. Mansfield, Erin E. Seney, John A. Musick
An Evaluation Of Sea Turtle Abundances, Mortalities And Fisheries Interactions In The Chesapeake Bay, Virginia, 2001, Katherine L. Mansfield, Erin E. Seney, John A. Musick
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Since 1979, the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) Sea Turtle Research Program has served as the Commonwealth's center for sea turtle research and conservation. The primary goal of this program is to assess and monitor sea turtle mortalities and population trends within the Chesapeake Bay and coastal waters of Virginia This has been accomplished through the management of a statewide sea turtle stranding network, aerial population research, behavioral studies using radio and satellite telemetry, arid age and growth research.
A major migratory pathway for loggerhead (Carella caretta), Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempi) and leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea) sea turtles exists between …