Excited to hear about NEXT year's International Sea Turtle Symposium in Hawaii!! #ISTS43 #ISTS44 #seaturtles
March 27, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Excited to hear about NEXT year's International Sea Turtle Symposium in Hawaii!! #ISTS43 #ISTS44 #seaturtles
So cool! Hamed Mallat presented a new, floating sea turtle rehabilitation center of the coast of Tunisia. What a great idea! #ISTS43 #seaturtle #rescuerehabrelease
March 22, 2025 at 12:18 PM
So cool! Hamed Mallat presented a new, floating sea turtle rehabilitation center of the coast of Tunisia. What a great idea! #ISTS43 #seaturtle #rescuerehabrelease
We love learning about rescue efforts in all corners of the world! Project Kitabanga rescues and rehabilitates #seaturtles in Angola. #ISTS43
March 22, 2025 at 12:37 PM
We love learning about rescue efforts in all corners of the world! Project Kitabanga rescues and rehabilitates #seaturtles in Angola. #ISTS43
Next shading resulted in lower nest temperatures for leatherback #seaturtles in Costa Rica, found Ellie Weir. Impacts vary by year, however, depending on temperature, rain events. Important to consider environmental variables before scaling up conservation initiatives. #ISTS43
March 25, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Next shading resulted in lower nest temperatures for leatherback #seaturtles in Costa Rica, found Ellie Weir. Impacts vary by year, however, depending on temperature, rain events. Important to consider environmental variables before scaling up conservation initiatives. #ISTS43
In studies of #loggerhead #seaturtles, Dr. Marialaura Corrente found a high prevalence of antimicrobial resistance. She counseled prudent use of antibiotics. Great recorded presentation! #ISTS43
March 22, 2025 at 4:59 PM
In studies of #loggerhead #seaturtles, Dr. Marialaura Corrente found a high prevalence of antimicrobial resistance. She counseled prudent use of antibiotics. Great recorded presentation! #ISTS43
Humane euthanasia is often not discussed in #seaturtle rehabilitation. Harrison Watler presented a decision making framework that could help. #ISTS43
March 26, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Humane euthanasia is often not discussed in #seaturtle rehabilitation. Harrison Watler presented a decision making framework that could help. #ISTS43
How do you treat a #seaturtle with the bends? At the Fundación Oceanogràfic, they tried using a human protocol and made an autoclave into a hyperbaric chamber. It worked! Their research into bycatch related injury holds great promise for turtles with decompression sickness and gas embolism. #ISTS43
March 22, 2025 at 1:17 PM
How do you treat a #seaturtle with the bends? At the Fundación Oceanogràfic, they tried using a human protocol and made an autoclave into a hyperbaric chamber. It worked! Their research into bycatch related injury holds great promise for turtles with decompression sickness and gas embolism. #ISTS43
In studying leatherback #seaturtles from Florida, Derek Aoki found both broad and localized spatial foraging strategies. #ISTS43
March 25, 2025 at 9:45 AM
In studying leatherback #seaturtles from Florida, Derek Aoki found both broad and localized spatial foraging strategies. #ISTS43
Very sobering, given #climatechange. Significant differences in blood values exist between 4-5 wk #seaturtle neonates that incubated in hot nests vs cold nests, found Samantha G. Kuschke. Her findings suggest there could be long term negative impacts from increased incubation temps. #ISTS43
March 26, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Very sobering, given #climatechange. Significant differences in blood values exist between 4-5 wk #seaturtle neonates that incubated in hot nests vs cold nests, found Samantha G. Kuschke. Her findings suggest there could be long term negative impacts from increased incubation temps. #ISTS43
In a long term study, Larry Wood found that the Key West National Wildlife Refuge appears to be an important recruitment site for hawksbill #seaturtles arriving from multiple rookeries around the region. #ISTS43
March 25, 2025 at 12:31 PM
In a long term study, Larry Wood found that the Key West National Wildlife Refuge appears to be an important recruitment site for hawksbill #seaturtles arriving from multiple rookeries around the region. #ISTS43
In studying leatherback #seaturtle nesting at Las Tortugas, Costa Rica, Faridah Olabisi Fatungase found that nesting was fairly stable. Declines in one area were offset by increases in other areas. Interesting work! #ISTS43
March 24, 2025 at 6:10 PM
In studying leatherback #seaturtle nesting at Las Tortugas, Costa Rica, Faridah Olabisi Fatungase found that nesting was fairly stable. Declines in one area were offset by increases in other areas. Interesting work! #ISTS43
Excited to be here at #ISTS43 in Accra, Ghana! It's the first time the International #seaturtle Symposium has been in Africa. Looking forward to learning, sharing, and developing partnerships at the Medicine, Care, and Rehabilitation Workshop.
March 22, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Excited to be here at #ISTS43 in Accra, Ghana! It's the first time the International #seaturtle Symposium has been in Africa. Looking forward to learning, sharing, and developing partnerships at the Medicine, Care, and Rehabilitation Workshop.
For the first time in the 2021/22 nesting season, all 5 #seaturtle species that inhabit the Bazaruto Archipelago National Park nested. Cool! Lorena Michel de Encarnação Matos found nesting success is stable. Conservation efforts should continue. #ISTS43
March 24, 2025 at 5:50 PM
For the first time in the 2021/22 nesting season, all 5 #seaturtle species that inhabit the Bazaruto Archipelago National Park nested. Cool! Lorena Michel de Encarnação Matos found nesting success is stable. Conservation efforts should continue. #ISTS43
One problem that Atoll Marine Conservation Center sees is people illegally keeping #seaturtle hatchlings as pets. Dr. Daniela Cabellero explained that the shell deformities pictured here result from poor handling. So sad. #ISTS43
March 22, 2025 at 12:49 PM
One problem that Atoll Marine Conservation Center sees is people illegally keeping #seaturtle hatchlings as pets. Dr. Daniela Cabellero explained that the shell deformities pictured here result from poor handling. So sad. #ISTS43
Interesting project! Krista Blair Reed analyzed blood samples taken from nesting and non-nesting loggerhead #seaturtles in the Yucatan. #ISTS43
March 26, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Interesting project! Krista Blair Reed analyzed blood samples taken from nesting and non-nesting loggerhead #seaturtles in the Yucatan. #ISTS43
There has been an explosive increase of loggerhead #seaturtle nests in Spain. Gisela Marin-Capuz used genetic analysis to determine whether this meant an increase in colonization. Interesting work! #ISTS43
March 24, 2025 at 5:07 PM
There has been an explosive increase of loggerhead #seaturtle nests in Spain. Gisela Marin-Capuz used genetic analysis to determine whether this meant an increase in colonization. Interesting work! #ISTS43
The technological tools available to identify individual #seaturtles from photographs are amazing! Jesús Fernando Franco López presented the Graph Attention Networks (GAT) Model, a strong new model that performs very well in image identification. #ISTS43
March 26, 2025 at 12:05 PM
The technological tools available to identify individual #seaturtles from photographs are amazing! Jesús Fernando Franco López presented the Graph Attention Networks (GAT) Model, a strong new model that performs very well in image identification. #ISTS43
In an excellent and coincidentally appropriate talk punctuated by a tropical storm here in Ghana, Jane L. Hardwick presented her work analyzing wash over of green and loggerhead #seaturtle nests in the Cayman Islands and looking at nest success. Results will inform relocation decisions. #ISTS43
March 25, 2025 at 5:40 PM
In an excellent and coincidentally appropriate talk punctuated by a tropical storm here in Ghana, Jane L. Hardwick presented her work analyzing wash over of green and loggerhead #seaturtle nests in the Cayman Islands and looking at nest success. Results will inform relocation decisions. #ISTS43
Very interesting case study describing a Hawksbill with 3 hooks, esophagus, trachea, and intestines by Tania Gilbert of Kelonia, Reunion Island. Kudos on a successful double surgery and release! #ISTS43 #seaturtle #rescuerehabrelease
March 22, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Very interesting case study describing a Hawksbill with 3 hooks, esophagus, trachea, and intestines by Tania Gilbert of Kelonia, Reunion Island. Kudos on a successful double surgery and release! #ISTS43 #seaturtle #rescuerehabrelease
With Unity and Collaboration, we start the main sessions of the International Sea Turtle Society Symposium in Accra, Ghana! Dr. Andy Agyekumhene, ISTS President, welcomed us saying: "The Symposium is a celebration of our collective effort and dedication to #seaturtles around the globe." #ISTS43
March 24, 2025 at 1:24 PM
With Unity and Collaboration, we start the main sessions of the International Sea Turtle Society Symposium in Accra, Ghana! Dr. Andy Agyekumhene, ISTS President, welcomed us saying: "The Symposium is a celebration of our collective effort and dedication to #seaturtles around the globe." #ISTS43
Wound care is a critical part of #seaturtle rehabilitation. Dr. Terry Norton of the Georgia Sea Turtle Center and the Turtle Hospital of FL shared various wound management techniques, as well as a lot of other helpful information in a recorded presentation. Thank you! #ISTS43
March 22, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Wound care is a critical part of #seaturtle rehabilitation. Dr. Terry Norton of the Georgia Sea Turtle Center and the Turtle Hospital of FL shared various wound management techniques, as well as a lot of other helpful information in a recorded presentation. Thank you! #ISTS43
Chemical exposure can change over time. Kimberly A. Finlayson suggests including a temporal element in studies of contaminants in #seaturtles to better understand risk. Effects-based analysis can help identify risk from organics. #ISTS43
March 26, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Chemical exposure can change over time. Kimberly A. Finlayson suggests including a temporal element in studies of contaminants in #seaturtles to better understand risk. Effects-based analysis can help identify risk from organics. #ISTS43