Incidental capture of marine turtles by the Italian trawl fishery in the north Adriatic Sea

Casale, Paolo; Laurent, Luc; Metrio, G. De

doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2003.11.013

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“…Loggerhead sea turtles are often recovered along the Ionian Sea, the southern Adriatic and the Sicilian coasts, generally because of ingestion of fishing hooks and other foreign bodies (Tomas et al 2002;Casale et al 2004;Oros et al 2004;De Florio et al 2005).…”

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Clinical ultrasonography in loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta): imaging of pathological features

Majo¹,

Macrı̀²,

Masucci³

et al. 2016

Vet. Med. - Czech

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Ultrasound scans were used to image pathological features in sea turtles. Scans were carried out in 19 loggerhead sea turtles, weighing from 2 to 21 kg, during the course of clinical examinations using 3.5 and 7.5 MHz sector transducers. The examination was performed after placing turtles in dorsal recumbency. Turtles were manually restrained and, in order to find the most suitable acoustic windows, were held down either by their heads (left and right cervicobrachial windows), front flippers (left and right axillary windows) or back flippers (left and right prefemoral and postfemoral windows). The right and left cervicobrachial windows allowed visualisation of the liver and gallbladder; the stomach was localised through the left prefemoral acoustic window; the intestinal loops were observed through the left and right prefemoral acoustic windows; the bladder was identified through both prefemoral acoustic windows. The pathological findings were as follows: idiopathic ileus, an intestinal linear foreign body and smooth muscle hypertrophy, presence of calculi and sediment in the gallbladder. These results highlight the importance of ultrasound examination along with clinical examination in sea turtles for the evaluation of coelomic pathologies.

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Clinical ultrasonography in loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta): imaging of pathological features

Majo¹,

Macrı̀²,

Masucci³

et al. 2016

Vet. Med. - Czech

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“…Although people need fish to survive, fishing in itself is the antecedent event that causes destructive environmental impacts on marine fauna and threatened species (Casale et al 2004;Lewison et al 2004;D'Agrosa et al 2000;Lercari and Chávez 2007;Rodríguez-Quiroz et al 2010;Aragón-Noriega et al 2010a). These characteristics are common in complex systems that possess a number of attributes not found in less complex systems.…”

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Applying Fuzzy Logic to Assess Human Perception in Relation to Conservation Plan Efficiency Measures Within a Biosphere Reserve

Ruíz-López¹,

Aragón-Noriega

Luna‐González

et al. 2012

AMBIO

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The objective of this study is to present an efficiency-perception impact assessment based upon the integration of fuzzy logic (FL) of the ''Productive Reconversion'' conservation program (PRP) instituted by the Mexican government, in the upper Gulf of California and the Colorado Delta Biosphere Reserve. This approach enables environmental analysts to deal with the intrinsic imprecision and ambiguity associated with people's judgments and conclusions. The application of FL to the assessment of program efficiency is illustrated in this work, demonstrating how subjective perceptions can be converted into quantitative values easy to evaluate during the decision-making process.

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“…1). The northern Adriatic is an important foraging area for adults from Greek (Lazar et al 2004, Carreras et al 2006, Giovannotti et al 2010, Garofalo et al 2013 and Turkish rookeries, as well as for juveniles (Casale et al 2004). Other important areas are the southern Adriatic (Casale et al 2012a), the Ionian Sea, the Strait of Sicily, and the Tunisian shelf (Margaritoulis et al 2003, Casale et al 2007b, Casale et al 2014).…”

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“…2). The Adriatic and Ionian Seas and the Strait of Sicily show high bycatches by trawlers (Casale et al 2004(Casale et al , 2007a and longliners (Deflorio et al 2005, Casale et al 2007a (Fig. 2).…”

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“…In trawl fisheries, for example, proven management strategies such as turtle excluder devices (TEDs) are not routinely employed (Laurent et al 1996, Casale et al 2004), but their future use in EU waters is currently being discussed. Outdated fishing gear is apparently sold to non-EU countries, perpetuating illegal fishing practices in both larger-scale and artisanal fisheries (Lucchetti and Sala 2010).…”

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A critical review of the Mediterranean sea turtle rescue network: a web looking for a weaver

Ullmann¹,

Stachowitsch²

2015

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Citation: Ullmann J, Stachowitsch M (2015) A critical review of the Mediterranean sea turtle rescue network: a web looking for a weaver. Nature Conservation 10: 45-69. doi: 10.3897/natureconservation.10.4890 Abstract A key issue in conservation biology is recognizing and bridging the gap between scientific results and specific action. We examine sea turtles-charismatic yet endangered flagship species-in the Mediterranean, a sea with historically high levels of exploitation and 22 coastal nations. We take sea turtle rescue facilities as a visible measure for implemented conservation action. Our study yielded 34 confirmed sea turtle rescue centers, 8 first-aid stations, and 7 informal rescue institutions currently in operation. Juxtaposing these facilities to known sea turtle distribution and threat hotspots reveals a clear disconnect. Only 14 of the 22 coastal countries had centers, with clear gaps in the Middle East and Africa. Moreover, the information flow between centers is apparently limited. The populations of the two species nesting in the Mediterranean, the loggerhead Caretta caretta and the green turtle Chelonia mydas, are far below historical levels and face a range of anthropogenic threats at sea and on land. Sea turtle rescue centers are acknowledged to reduce mortality in bycatch hotspots, provide a wealth of scientific data, and raise public awareness. The proposal for a Mediterranean-wide rescue network as published by the Regional Activity Centre for Specially Protected Areas a decade ago has not materialized in its envisioned scope. We discuss the efficiency, gaps, and needs for a rescue network and call for establishing additional rescue centers and an accompanying common online database to connect existing centers. This would provide better information on the number and types of rescue facilities on a Mediterranean scale, improve communication between these facilities, enhance standardization of procedures, yield large-scale data on the number of treated turtles and their injuries, and thus provide valuable input for targeted conservation measures.

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Incidental capture of marine turtles by the Italian trawl fishery in the north Adriatic Sea

Cited by 95 publications

References 5 publications

Clinical ultrasonography in loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta): imaging of pathological features

Clinical ultrasonography in loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta): imaging of pathological features

Applying Fuzzy Logic to Assess Human Perception in Relation to Conservation Plan Efficiency Measures Within a Biosphere Reserve

A critical review of the Mediterranean sea turtle rescue network: a web looking for a weaver

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