Characteristic Breeding Biology of the Hawksbill Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) at Buck Island Reef National Monument, St Croix, US Virgin Islands
Hillis Z. Characteristic Breeding Biology of the Hawksbill Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) at Buck Island Reef National Monument, St Croix, US Virgin Islands. In Author unknown: Paper presented at the International Workshop on the Management of Marine Turtles 1995. Tokyo, Japan. March 8-10, 1995
Brief summary of results of work on migration and remigration of hawksbill turtles on Buck Island. Describes tagging program and telemetry studies (refers to one turtle which was recaptured in Nicaragua) and rate of return to Buck Island for nesting. Conclusion emphasizes the need for a Caribbean-wide coordinated effort to protect sea turtles.
- Type
- Conference Proceeding Paper
- Authors
- Hillis, Zandy-Marie
- Units
- BUIS
- Keywords
- Animal Studies, Atlantic Hawksbill (Eretomochelys imbricata), Buck Island Reef National Monument, Migration, Preservation, Radio Telemetry, St. Croix, US Virgin Islands