AUTHOR=Murakawa Shawn K. , Gaos Alexander R. , Johnson Devin S. , Peck Brian , MacDonald Mark , Sachs Elyse , Pendleton Frank , Allen Camryn D. , Staman Marylou K. , Ishimaru Shelbie , Van Houtan Kyle S. , Liusamoa Alphina , Jones T. Todd , Martin Summer L. TITLE=Abundance, production, and migrations of nesting green turtles at Rose Atoll, American Samoa, a regionally important rookery in the Central South Pacific Ocean JOURNAL=Frontiers in Marine Science VOLUME=11 YEAR=2024 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/marine-science/articles/10.3389/fmars.2024.1403240 DOI=10.3389/fmars.2024.1403240 ISSN=2296-7745 ABSTRACT=
Sea turtles are a taxon of conservation concern and are highly migratory, exposing them to a variety of threats (e.g., fisheries bycatch, direct harvest) across their lifetime. Understanding the abundance of nesting females, hatchling production, and migratory movements - three of the most basic biological data needs for this species group - is imperative for population assessment. This study summarizes novel data most relevant to population assessments of the endangered central south Pacific (CSP) green turtle (