First record of loggerhead sea turtles Caretta caretta in Sebastián Vizcaíno Bay, Baja California Peninsula, Mexico

ABSTRACT The loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) is an endangered species which distributes around the west coast of the Baja California Peninsula. In Baja California Sur, the conservation efforts for this species were focused in the Gulf of Ulloa; however, within the Pacific coast of the Baja C...

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Autores principales:	Fernández-Sanz,Helena, Castillo Romero,Fabián, Rivera Rodríguez,Joaquín, López Paz,Noé, Zaragoza Aguilar,Gabriel Arturo, Reséndiz,Eduardo
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso. Facultad de Recursos Naturales. Escuela de Ciencias del Mar 2020
Materias:	Caretta caretta distribution foraging area biological active center Guerrero Negro Pacific coast
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spelling	oai:scielo:S0718-560X20200001001462020-05-25First record of loggerhead sea turtles Caretta caretta in Sebastián Vizcaíno Bay, Baja California Peninsula, MexicoFernández-Sanz,HelenaCastillo Romero,FabiánRivera Rodríguez,JoaquínLópez Paz,NoéZaragoza Aguilar,Gabriel ArturoReséndiz,Eduardo Caretta caretta distribution foraging area biological active center Guerrero Negro Pacific coast ABSTRACT The loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) is an endangered species which distributes around the west coast of the Baja California Peninsula. In Baja California Sur, the conservation efforts for this species were focused in the Gulf of Ulloa; however, within the Pacific coast of the Baja California Peninsula, Sebastián Vizcaíno Bay (SVB) biological active center suit the optimal conditions for the presence of loggerheads. This study aimed to investigate SVB as a potential foraging area for loggerheads. Between July and August 2018, three prospective surveys were conducted, in search of marine turtles in SVB. A total of three loggerhead turtles and one eastern Pacific green turtle (Chelonia mydas) were captured; biometric data were recorded, and organisms were classified as juveniles. This is the first report of the loggerhead sea turtles in the SVB and given the oceanographic characteristics of the bay, it is a potential foraging and development area for the species.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessPontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso. Facultad de Recursos Naturales. Escuela de Ciencias del MarLatin american journal of aquatic research v.48 n.1 20202020-03-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-560X2020000100146en10.3856/vol48-issue1-fulltext-2328
institution	Scielo Chile
collection	Scielo Chile
language	English
topic	Caretta caretta distribution foraging area biological active center Guerrero Negro Pacific coast
spellingShingle	Caretta caretta distribution foraging area biological active center Guerrero Negro Pacific coast Fernández-Sanz,Helena Castillo Romero,Fabián Rivera Rodríguez,Joaquín López Paz,Noé Zaragoza Aguilar,Gabriel Arturo Reséndiz,Eduardo First record of loggerhead sea turtles Caretta caretta in Sebastián Vizcaíno Bay, Baja California Peninsula, Mexico
description	ABSTRACT The loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) is an endangered species which distributes around the west coast of the Baja California Peninsula. In Baja California Sur, the conservation efforts for this species were focused in the Gulf of Ulloa; however, within the Pacific coast of the Baja California Peninsula, Sebastián Vizcaíno Bay (SVB) biological active center suit the optimal conditions for the presence of loggerheads. This study aimed to investigate SVB as a potential foraging area for loggerheads. Between July and August 2018, three prospective surveys were conducted, in search of marine turtles in SVB. A total of three loggerhead turtles and one eastern Pacific green turtle (Chelonia mydas) were captured; biometric data were recorded, and organisms were classified as juveniles. This is the first report of the loggerhead sea turtles in the SVB and given the oceanographic characteristics of the bay, it is a potential foraging and development area for the species.
author	Fernández-Sanz,Helena Castillo Romero,Fabián Rivera Rodríguez,Joaquín López Paz,Noé Zaragoza Aguilar,Gabriel Arturo Reséndiz,Eduardo
author_facet	Fernández-Sanz,Helena Castillo Romero,Fabián Rivera Rodríguez,Joaquín López Paz,Noé Zaragoza Aguilar,Gabriel Arturo Reséndiz,Eduardo
author_sort	Fernández-Sanz,Helena
title	First record of loggerhead sea turtles Caretta caretta in Sebastián Vizcaíno Bay, Baja California Peninsula, Mexico
title_short	First record of loggerhead sea turtles Caretta caretta in Sebastián Vizcaíno Bay, Baja California Peninsula, Mexico
title_full	First record of loggerhead sea turtles Caretta caretta in Sebastián Vizcaíno Bay, Baja California Peninsula, Mexico
title_fullStr	First record of loggerhead sea turtles Caretta caretta in Sebastián Vizcaíno Bay, Baja California Peninsula, Mexico
title_full_unstemmed	First record of loggerhead sea turtles Caretta caretta in Sebastián Vizcaíno Bay, Baja California Peninsula, Mexico
title_sort	first record of loggerhead sea turtles caretta caretta in sebastián vizcaíno bay, baja california peninsula, mexico
publisher	Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso. Facultad de Recursos Naturales. Escuela de Ciencias del Mar
publishDate	2020
url	http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-560X2020000100146
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First record of loggerhead sea turtles Caretta caretta in Sebastián Vizcaíno Bay, Baja California Peninsula, Mexico

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