Short-range reproductive migrations of hawksbill turtles in the Hawaiian Islands as determined by satellite telemetry
Ellis DM, Balazs GH, Gilmartin WG, Murakawa SK, Katahira LK. 2000. Short-range reproductive migrations of hawksbill turtles in the Hawaiian Islands as determined by satellite telemetry. Pages 252-253. In Abreu-Grobois FA, Briseno-Duenas R, Marquez-Millan R, Sarti-Martinez L: Proceedings of the 18th international sea turtle symposium. Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico. March 3-7, 1998. US Dept. of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Miami, FL. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC-436
Five hawksbill turtles, Eretmochelys imbricata, nesting in the Hawaiian Islands during 1995-97 were tracked by satellite using the Argos system. The purpose of this study was to locate resident foraging pastures utilized by the turtles, and to determine the routes taken to reach these sites.
- Type
- Conference Proceeding Paper
- Authors
- Ellis, Denise; Balazs, George; Gilmartin, William; Murakawa, Shawn; Katahira, Lawrence
- Units
- ALKA , HAVO , KAHO , PACN , PUHE , PUHO
- Keywords
- Endangered Species, foraging pastures, Hawaii, Hawksbill Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata), Maui, Migration, Nesting, Satellite Tracking, Telemetry