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Proceedings of the Twenty-Eighth Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC-602 PROCEEDINGS OF THE TWENTY-EIGHTH ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM ON SEA TURTLE BIOLOGY AND CONSERVATION 22 to 26 January 2008 Loreto, Baja California Sur, México Compiled by: Kama Dean & Melania C. López Castro U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Marine Fisheries Service Southeast Fisheries Science Center 75 Virginia Beach Drive Miami, Florida 33149 March 2010 NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC-602 PROCEEDINGS OF THE TWENTY-EIGHTH ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM ON SEA TURTLE BIOLOGY AND CONSERVATION 22 to 26 January 2008 Loreto, Baja California Sur, México Compiled by: Kama Dean & Melania C. López Castro U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Gary Locke, Secretary NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION Dr. Jane Lubchenco, Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE Eric C. Schwaab, Assistant Administrator for Fisheries March 2010 This Technical Memorandum series is used for documentation and timely communication of preliminary results, interim reports, or similar special-purpose information. Although the memoranda are not subject to complete formal review, editorial control or detailed editing, they are expected to reflect sound professional work. NOTICE The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) does not approve, recommend or endorse any proprietary product or material mentioned in this publication. No references shall be made to NMFS, or to this publication furnished by NMFS, in any advertising or sales promotion which would imply that NMFS approves, recommends or endorses any proprietary product or proprietary material herein which has as its purpose any intent to cause directly or indirectly the advertised product to be use or purchased because of NMFS publication. For bibliographic purposes, this document should be cited as follows: Dean, Kama. & López-Castro, Melania C., compilers. 2010. Proceedings of the Twenty-eighth Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. NOAA Technical Memorandum NOAA NMFS-SEFSC-602: 272p. Technical Editor: Lisa Belskis Copies of this report can be obtained from: National Marine Fisheries Service Southeast Fisheries Science Center 75 Virginia Beach Drive Miami, FL 33149 Request a hard copy by email at: [email protected] PDF version available at http://www.sefsc.noaa.gov/seaturtletechmemos.jsp or National Technical Information Service 5301 Shawnee Road Alexandria, VA 22312 (703) 605-6000 or (800)553-6847 http://www.ntis.gov/ ii Proceedings of the 28th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation PRESIDENT’S REPORT ON THE 28TH ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM ON SEA TURTLE BIOLOGY AND CONSERVATION Wallace J. Nichols January 2008, Loreto, Baja California Sur, México Dear Friends, This ISTS was a very special gathering. In 2008 we broke away from some traditions and did many things differently. Hopefully some of the positive changes will stick. Holding the 28th meeting of the International Sea Turtle Society in Loreto paid tribute to the long relationship that Loreto and the Baja peninsula have with the sea turtle. It was here in Loreto that Jeff Seminoff and I caught our first black turtle two decades ago. We did so with the help of Juan de la Cruz Villalejos, a local fisherman and former turtle hunter. And in catching that turtle we set our careers and the collaborative approach to our work in motion. We simultaneously celebrated the tenth anniversary of Grupo Tortuguero this year in Loreto, the place of its founding. To combine these events in Loreto is both wonderful and meaningful. A dream of sorts. These proceedings contain a series of papers from the Sea Turtles of the Californias Session. While this size conference was a first for this pueblito the community embraced our meeting just as they have embraced sea turtle conservation and the protection of their ocean through the establishment of a National Marine Park. When I was asked to name a location for the 2008 Symposium, in my mind there was no better option. In addition to the community of Loreto, special praise goes to the ISTS volunteers, Kama and Melania for compiling these proceedings, the ISTS executive committee and to Journey Mexico, our fantastic on-site organizing team, who worked hard all year on this event. I’ve thrown them one curveball after another, including speed sessions, a “creative” venue and an outdoor poster session. They handled each element and challenge with grace and skill. Our theme this year was Native Oceans. As such we celebrated our rich cultural connections with sea turtles and shared some traditional sea turtle ceremonies. The 2008 ISTS logo was designed by Gabriel Hoeffer, a young conservation leader in the Seri community. He and his colleagues and family served as our cultural hosts. The choice to hold the ISTS in Loreto and to take on the challenges this presented was made because it is in line with whom we are, what we stand for, and the set of ideals we strive to live by. This meeting annually brings hundreds of thousands of dollars to the region where it is held. This year, that income helped to promote sea turtle conservation and is being spread around to many, many individuals, businesses and conservation organizations in the name of sea turtle conservation. We utilized the modest infrastructure of Loreto, all of its hotels and restaurants, its municipal auditorium, and university classrooms rather than an all-in-one conference center or resort. In addition, we occupied outdoor plazas and boulevards for meals, music, events and presentations. This meant that we walked a little more and spent more time under the Baja sky— and it turns out that we had more conversations with each other and the local community. iii January 2008 Loreto, Baja California Sur, México For the first time, we worked in many ways to reduce our footprint through the LIVBLUE Challenge. ISTS members did their part by conserving energy and water during their visit, by walking and ride sharing whenever possible, by using their own bottles, mugs and utensils whenever possible, by reusing and recycling when they could, and by using the solar trailer to power up our equipment. Several sponsors provided food and items that helped us to “LIVBLUE”. They ranged from organic tequila, coffee and cotton t-shirts to solar power, recycled paper, tote bags and reusable bottles/mugs. Much of the equipment we used this year, including laptops and projectors, were purchased by the ISTS with technology grants and were re-granted to local sea turtle conservation organizations after the meeting. Holding the meeting in Loreto promoted sea turtle conservation and sustainability locally, regionally and internationally. Many of the people who attended their first ISTS are working on the front lines of conservation and were able to share with and learn from our community. Others learned about sea turtle conservation for the first time. The entire Loreto community embraced this event and viewed it through the eyes of their future. In some ways Loreto wasn’t the best place for the 2008 International Sea Turtle Symposium. In other ways, it was the only place. I hope that those who attended enjoyed the buena onda of Baja, its people and its nature. And that those who couldn’t make it consider this as an invitation to visit. The new friendships, ideas and collaborations will continue to grow out of this gathering. Abrazos, Wallace J. Nichols, PhD President, International Sea Turtle Society 28th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation iv Proceedings of the 28th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation COMMITTEES, CHAIRS, AND KEY ORGANIZERS Symposium Coordinators Journey Mexico Website Michael Coyne Fund Raising Wallace J. Nichols, Elena Finkbeiner, Brad Nahill Program Chairs Jeffrey Seminoff, Raquel Briseño Dueñas Program Committee Coordinator DuBose Griffin Program Committee F. Alberto Abreu Grobois, Alonso Aguirre, Diego Amorocho, Michael Bresette, Lisa Campbell, Juan Carlos Cantu Guzman, Carlos Carreras, Paolo Casale, Milani Chaloupka, Eduardo Cuevas, Kiki Dethmers, Carlos Diez, Karen Eckert, Scott Eckert, Tomoharu Eguchi, Christina Fahy, Heidi Gjertsen, David Godfrey, Mark Hamann, Sandra Hochscheid, Shaleyla Kelez, Jennifer Keller, Volker Koch, Adrian Maldonado Gasca, David Maldonado, Adriana Laura Sarti Martínez, Andrew Myers, Hoyt Peckham, Pilar Santidrian Tomillo, Amanda Southwood, Manjula Tiwari, Sebastian Troëng, Bryan Wallace, Hector Zepeda Poster Session Chairs Ana Barragán, Ninel Garcia Workshop Coordinators Eglé Flores, Journey Mexico Student Awards Lisa Campbell, Jeanette Wyneken, Anders Rhodin Auction Chair Jennifer Homcy, Alec Hutchinson Auctioneer Roderic Mast Travel Committee Chair Hoyt Peckham Travel, Regional Chairs Angela Formia (Africa), Nicolas Pilcher (Asia/Pacific and Middle East), Karen Eckert (Caribbean), Aliki Panagopoulou (Europe), Kartik Shanker (South Asia), Alejandro Fallabrino (Latin America), Bryan Wallace (USA and Canada) Volunteer Chairs Elena Finkbeiner, Daniel Durazo Communications Proceedings Kama Dean, Melania López Castro Compilers Printed Program Design Jeffrey Seminoff Grupo Tortuguero Jesus “Chuy” Lucero Grupo Tortuguero Meeting Kama Dean, Jesus “Chuy” Lucero Native Oceans Coordinator Gabriel Hoeffer Felix Latin America (Retomala) Meeting Omar Chassin, Alan Zavala Norzagaray WIDECAST Meeting Karen Eckert IOSEA Meeting Douglas Hykle Mediterranean Meeting Paolo Casale African Meeting Jacques Fretey and Manjula Tiwari Marine Turtle Specialist Group Brian Hutchinson, Roderic
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