We study sea turtles from land to sea in order to improve our understanding and protection of these iconic marine megafauna. On land, we work on the world’s largest and most dense leatherback turtle nesting beach to maximize hatchling production. In the sea, we study sea turtle social interactions, behavioral responses to fishing gear, conservation threats, and environmental factors that influence sea turtle bycatch.
Representative publications:
- Interactions among Hawaiian hawksbills suggest prevalence of social behaviors in marine turtles
- Dynamics of human take and animal predation on sea turtle nests in Northwest Costa Rica
- Developing low-cost tags: Assessing the ecological impacts of tethered tag technology on host species
- Bycatch and directed harvest drive high green turtle mortality at Baja California Sur, Mexico
- Fine scale daily movements and habitat use of East Pacific green turtles at a shallow coastal lagoon in Baja California Sur, Mexico