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Summer-restricted migration of green turtles Chelonia mydas to a temperate habitat of the northwest Pacific Ocean

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13/05/2015
Author
Fukuoka, T.
Narazaki, T.
Sato, K.
Keywords
By-catch
Mark-recapture
Satellite tracking
Temperate habitat
Juvenile turtles
QH301 Biology
QL Zoology
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The foraging habitats of green turtles Chelonia mydas range from tropical to temperate areas. Previous studies have generally been biased toward tropical and sub-tropical areas; hence, available data do not accurately describe the species' foraging activity in temperate areas. To reveal seasonal patterns of habitat use in temperate areas, we conducted a by-catch survey, a mark-recapture study, and satellite tracking of green turtles along the Sanriku Coast, a temperate zone in the northwest Pacific Ocean. From July through November of 2005 to 2014, 78 green turtles were captured during a period of relatively high water temperatures (16 to 24°C). Straight carapace length (SCL) ranged from 36.8 to 85.6 cm (average: 49.4 ± 11.4 cm; n = 78), indicating that most of the turtles were juveniles. In the mark-recapture study, 14 of 72 tagged turtles were recaptured 5 to 426 d after release, 12 of which were recaptured south of the release point. Based on satellite tracking data, 3 turtles travelled more than 500 km to reach southern habitats, where water temperature was warmer (13 to 25°C) than along the Sanriku Coast (4 to 22°C). Our results revealed that the Sanriku Coast is a seasonally restricted habitat for juvenile green turtles, which migrate to southern habitats in winter, and that turtles in temperate areas migrated longer than those in tropical and sub-tropical areas. This is the first report of seasonal migration of juvenile green turtles to a temperate habitat in the northern Pacific Ocean.
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Fukuoka , T , Narazaki , T & Sato , K 2015 , ' Summer-restricted migration of green turtles Chelonia mydas to a temperate habitat of the northwest Pacific Ocean ' , Endangered Species Research , vol. 28 , no. 1 , pp. 1-10 . https://doi.org/10.3354/esr00671
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Endangered Species Research
Status
Peer reviewed
DOI
https://doi.org/10.3354/esr00671
ISSN
1863-5407
Type
Journal article
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© The authors 2015. Open Access under Creative Commons by Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Use, distribution and reproduction are unrestricted. Authors and original publication must be credited.
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http://hdl.handle.net/10023/6830

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