COSTA Sea Turtle Project

[Endangered Species Research @ESR_IR]

Community-engaged surveys of Green sea turtle in the Azores Archipelago found 69 sightings near Faial Island and Pico Island. All were juveniles (10–79 cm), confirming the area as a transient foraging ground. https://t.co/aClzoRGyAe

[Marine Beacon @MarineBEACON_EU]

We’ve wrapped our @MarineBEACON_EU Annual Meeting in Oostende 🇧🇪 — a milestone moment as the project moves from setup to impact.

Catch up on the key developments, collaborations & next steps for reducing #bycatch in European #fisheries: https://t.co/XsL28GoKlB

@HorizonEU

[Upwell Turtles @UpwellTurtles]

https://t.co/6I20hqqfMH
Check out Upwell Executive Director Dr. George Shillingers’ interview (at 1:13) with @rtppt about partnering with #ZoomarineAlgarve and @COSTAproject_ to tag and release 2 rehabilitated loggerhead #seaturtles - (see Dr. Frederic Vanderperre at 2:38!)

[COSTA Sea Turtle Project @COSTAproject_]

🌊🐢COSTA Team joined @zoomarine , Porto d’Abrigo, and @UpwellTurtles to release rehabilitated sea turtles. A @LotekWireless micro-satellite tag was placed on the smallest turtle to monitor its migration and support conservation efforts. @OkeanosUac
https://t.co/IXQK6382nZ

[Lotek @LotekWireless]

Shout out to world #loggerheadday !

In collaboration with @UpwellTurtles, @COSTAproject_ & @OkeanosUac, juvenile loggerhead turtles were tagged in the Azores, using our innovative micro-satellite tags.

Full post with video here:
https://t.co/HBM4lvZ7kB

[Upwell Turtles @UpwellTurtles]

Underwater photographer @NunoVRodrigues faces chilly waters and strong currents to document our tagged #turtle releases in collaboration with @OkeanosUac and the @COSTAproject_ . Learn more about how he takes these amazing photos:

https://t.co/G9L9yW4azN

[COSTA Sea Turtle Project @COSTAproject_]

Our PhD student Martina Bartolini, partecipated at the 42nd ISTS in Pattaya, Thailand.

She shared her results regarding loggerhead sea turtles habitat in the North Atlantic, modelled on tracking data from the Azores, Canary, Madeira and Central North Atlantic.

[Tony Candela @TurtlePhysicist]

📢I am excited to share our new manuscript published in @Animals_MDPI and addressing challenges brought by miniaturization of satellite tags to unveil the #seaturtles #LostYears!

This research is part of the Lost Year’s Initiative of @UpwellTurtles 🐢

👉🏻https://t.co/VstaMSGAvb

[COSTA Sea Turtle Project @COSTAproject_]

Follow the amazing journey of Emília here: https://t.co/OEiUf8Sdk8

https://t.co/kRjkBlcyEQ

[Marine Beacon @MarineBEACON_EU]

1/ @MarineBEACON_EU is a newly-funded @HorizonEU Project that aims to address gaps in our current understanding of how fisheries #bycatch impacts protected, endangered and threatened species.

[Upwell Turtles @UpwellTurtles]

Have you heard the news? Upwell has tagged juvenile #seaturtles with collaborators in Florida, the Azores, and now, South Africa!
https://t.co/6ZkvNk36P3

[Upwell Turtles @UpwellTurtles]

We have many collaborators who help make our work possible! The sea turtles shown in the video were released in collaboration with @FAUScience Marine Lab @COSTAproject_ #georgiaseaturtlecenter @CaymanTurtle

[Upwell Turtles @UpwellTurtles]

In 2022, tag upgrades allowed us to include dive sensors which revealed that the tagged juvenile #loggerhead #seaturtles spent 74% of their time underwater, mostly at depths of 10 meters or less. #seaturtleweek

[Upwell Turtles @UpwellTurtles]

Happy #WorldOceanDay! Upwell tagged and released 117 #seaturtles in 2022. We are mobilizing the data from these tags to learn more about how to protect sea turtles in their ocean habitats. Learn more about actions you can take at www.https://t.co/52tCQVguyw
#seaturtleweek

[COSTA Sea Turtle Project @COSTAproject_]

Local news intenview Dr. Frederic Vandeperre about the sea turtles in the Azores
https://t.co/JK8L5qArRS

[Lotek @LotekWireless]

Happy #WorldTurtleDay ! 🐢

#TurtleTuesday #trackingtuesday #lotektelemetry #advancingwildlifescience

📸: Upwell_Nuno Vasco Rodrigues

[COSTA Sea Turtle Project @COSTAproject_]

Check out our paper aiming to provide insights on when, where, how and what is the Portuguese pelagic longline fleet fishing in the Northeast Atlantic. For a better understand of this activity and the development of effective management strategies.

https://t.co/NQ5hkUtphr

[COSTA Sea Turtle Project @COSTAproject_]

In Match, the COSTA team presented 3 posters at the 41st International Sea Turtle Symposium in Cartagena das Índias, Colômbia 🇨🇴
#loggerheadsdivingbehavior
#greenturtlesdistributioninazores
#macaronesianloggerheadsgeneticdiversity
@ISTS41Cartagena
@OkeanosUac

[COSTA Sea Turtle Project @COSTAproject_]

There is a knowledge-action gap on marine turtle conservation under climate change📢
The risk to hatchling sex ratios and loss of suitable nesting sites were highlighted in this study that gathered researchers from 18 Mediterranean countries 🐢

https://t.co/GwFJo3Rizn

[COSTA Sea Turtle Project @COSTAproject_]

Incidental capture of #seaturtles in the Northeast Atlantic Portuguese pelagic longline fishery.
Parra et al. 2023 FISH RES
#loggerhead and #leatherback interactions with the gear estimated using @GlobalFishWatch effort data.
@sciencedirect
@OkeanosUac
@USFWS
@ACCSTR_UF