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Sea Turtle Monitoring Manual: A Guide to Selecting Appropriate Tools for Basic Sea Turtle Research and Monitoring

SPREP Publications, Biodiversity Conservation

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Pilcher, Dr. Nicolas, J.

This manual is not a summary of all that is known about sea turtles. There are already very good books and resources that do that. It is also not exhaustive about research and monitoring. Nor it is the global synthesis of all turtle research options. Advanced research into breathing rates and blood plasma and stable isotopes and hearing and endocrinology are a bit out of our scope. Here, we will deal with the basics that inform conservation and management. And by the basics I mean how many nesting turtles do we have; where are they; what threats do they face; and why this knowledge is useful.

Pacific Connections (poster)

SPREP Publications, Biodiversity Conservation

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Ocean and land are not separate systems, what happens in one influences the other. In this way, what happens on every Pacific island has an impact on the surrounding ocean. In the past, nutrients would flow from land to sea to keep reefs and seagrass beds healthy. Seabirds and turtles bring marine nutrients to land when they breed.

Threats to Our Marine Ecosystem (poster)

SPREP Publications, Biodiversity Conservation

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These are some dangers that impact all marine species, fishing, climate change, plastic pollution and coastal development.

Seabirds (poster)

SPREP Publications, Biodiversity Conservation

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Seabirds spend most of their lives at sea, but they need to come back to land every year to breed. Seabirds nest everywhere from high mountainous islands to low-lying atolls.

Whales and Dolphins (poster)

SPREP Publications, Biodiversity Conservation

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Whales and dolphins are very long-lived like human and only reproduce slowly. It takes many generations for their populations to grow.

Dugong (poster)

SPREP Publications, Biodiversity Conservation

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Dugong are very charismatic and people love them! Tourists come from around the world to see dugong in the Pacific Islands and this ecotourism can be a sustainable source of income. Dugong rely on shallow waters and seagrass beds for food and habitat. They eat up to 40kg of seagrass a day!

Turtles (poster)

SPREP Publications, Biodiversity Conservation

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Turtles are reptiles which means temperature can change the sex of their babies while they grow in the egg. Warming temperatures caused by climate change mean there will be more female turtles hatching than males - a problem when it comes to making next generation of turtles.

How We Can Help (poster)

SPREP Publications, Biodiversity Conservation

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We need there to be less plastic pollution in the ocean. It is important to think about where things go when we throw them away and we need to make sure they don't end up trapping a dolphin or being eaten by a albatross.

Conservation Wins (poster)

SPREP Publications, Biodiversity Conservation

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There are a lot of people who are working to make the Pacific ocean a healthy ecosystem and lots of different ways to help. Turtle monitoring helps to protect beaches where turtles breed and making sure their babies successfully make it to the ocean.

Our Pacific Ecosystem (poster)

SPREP Publications, Biodiversity Conservation

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Our vision is for a healthy Pacific Ocean with thriving populations of all marine species, which will assure the aspirations of Pacific island peoples and protect their natural and cultural heritage.

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