Assessing the use of marine protected areas by loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) tracked from the western Mediterranean.

Up to date 264 Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) have been declared in the western Mediterranean Sea. The management plans of 25 of these MPAs include the loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) as a priority species to protect. However, the actual use of these MPAs by the species remains unknown. There...

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Autores: Abalo-Morla, Sara, Belda, Eduardo J., March Morla, David, Revuelta, Ohiana, Cardona Pascual, Luis, Giralt, Silvia, Crespo Picazo, Jose Luis, Hochscheid, Sandra, Marco, Adolfo, Merchán, Manuel, Sagarminaga, Ricardo, Swimmer, Yonat, Tomás, Jesús
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de la UB
OAI Identifier:oai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/187033
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Palabra clave:Àrees marines protegides
Mediterrània (Mar)
Tortugues marines
Marine protected areas
Mediterranean Sea
Sea turtles
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spelling Assessing the use of marine protected areas by loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) tracked from the western Mediterranean.Abalo-Morla, SaraBelda, Eduardo J.March Morla, DavidRevuelta, OhianaCardona Pascual, LuisGiralt, SilviaCrespo Picazo, Jose LuisHochscheid, SandraMarco, AdolfoMerchán, ManuelSagarminaga, RicardoSwimmer, YonatTomás, JesúsÀrees marines protegidesMediterrània (Mar)Tortugues marinesMarine protected areasMediterranean SeaSea turtlesUp to date 264 Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) have been declared in the western Mediterranean Sea. The management plans of 25 of these MPAs include the loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) as a priority species to protect. However, the actual use of these MPAs by the species remains unknown. Therefore, it is important to assess their contribution to loggerhead conservation in the area. To this end, satellite tracking data of 103 loggerhead turtles of varying sizes and life stages released in Spanish Mediterranean waters and Southern Tyrrhenian Sea over the 2003-2018 period were herein used. Home range and use of MPAs by tracked loggerhead turtles were analysed using post-processed state-space model locations. The tracked turtles visited several Mediterranean MPAs, but barely used them (mean percentage of monitoring time = 12.6 ± 18.2 %). There was very little overlap between turtle's core areas and tracks with the protected areas. Indeed, most of the core areas and high-density areas estimated (>85 %) were not included within any of the MPAs. Furthermore, less than 5 % of the Mediterranean MPAs were used by any tracked loggerhead sea turtles. Most of these MPAs have no protection measures that focus on this species. Loggerheads mainly use wide oceanic zones and international waters, which are difficult to protect. A high-use core area was identified for loggerhead turtles, located at the western waters of the Algerian Basin, an important fishing area outside any designated MPA and with no protection measures that focus on marine turtle conservation. We conclude that existing MPAs in the western Mediterranean may not contribute enough to loggerhead turtle conservation. We propose potential MPAs designations to be considered for loggerhead sea turtle conservation in the Mediterranean Sea at the Alboran Sea, the Algerian basin, the Northern area of the Strait of Sicily, Northeast Tunisian waters, waters around Malta, waters at the Tyrrhenian Sea and at the Ionian Sea.Elsevier2022info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2445/187033Articles publicats en revistes (Biologia Evolutiva, Ecologia i Ciències Ambientals)reponame:Dipòsit Digital de la UBinstname:Universidad de BarcelonaInglésReproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2022.e02196Global Ecology and Conservation, 2022, vol. 38, num. e02196, p. 1-17https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2022.e02196info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/H2020/794938cc-by (c) Abalo-Morla, Sara et al., 2022https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/1870332026-05-27T06:46:51Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Assessing the use of marine protected areas by loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) tracked from the western Mediterranean.
title Assessing the use of marine protected areas by loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) tracked from the western Mediterranean.
spellingShingle Assessing the use of marine protected areas by loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) tracked from the western Mediterranean.
Abalo-Morla, Sara
Àrees marines protegides
Mediterrània (Mar)
Tortugues marines
Marine protected areas
Mediterranean Sea
Sea turtles
title_short Assessing the use of marine protected areas by loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) tracked from the western Mediterranean.
title_full Assessing the use of marine protected areas by loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) tracked from the western Mediterranean.
title_fullStr Assessing the use of marine protected areas by loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) tracked from the western Mediterranean.
title_full_unstemmed Assessing the use of marine protected areas by loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) tracked from the western Mediterranean.
title_sort Assessing the use of marine protected areas by loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) tracked from the western Mediterranean.
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Abalo-Morla, Sara
Belda, Eduardo J.
March Morla, David
Revuelta, Ohiana
Cardona Pascual, Luis
Giralt, Silvia
Crespo Picazo, Jose Luis
Hochscheid, Sandra
Marco, Adolfo
Merchán, Manuel
Sagarminaga, Ricardo
Swimmer, Yonat
Tomás, Jesús
author Abalo-Morla, Sara
author_facet Abalo-Morla, Sara
Belda, Eduardo J.
March Morla, David
Revuelta, Ohiana
Cardona Pascual, Luis
Giralt, Silvia
Crespo Picazo, Jose Luis
Hochscheid, Sandra
Marco, Adolfo
Merchán, Manuel
Sagarminaga, Ricardo
Swimmer, Yonat
Tomás, Jesús
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author2 Belda, Eduardo J.
March Morla, David
Revuelta, Ohiana
Cardona Pascual, Luis
Giralt, Silvia
Crespo Picazo, Jose Luis
Hochscheid, Sandra
Marco, Adolfo
Merchán, Manuel
Sagarminaga, Ricardo
Swimmer, Yonat
Tomás, Jesús
author2_role author
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author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Àrees marines protegides
Mediterrània (Mar)
Tortugues marines
Marine protected areas
Mediterranean Sea
Sea turtles
topic Àrees marines protegides
Mediterrània (Mar)
Tortugues marines
Marine protected areas
Mediterranean Sea
Sea turtles
description Up to date 264 Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) have been declared in the western Mediterranean Sea. The management plans of 25 of these MPAs include the loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) as a priority species to protect. However, the actual use of these MPAs by the species remains unknown. Therefore, it is important to assess their contribution to loggerhead conservation in the area. To this end, satellite tracking data of 103 loggerhead turtles of varying sizes and life stages released in Spanish Mediterranean waters and Southern Tyrrhenian Sea over the 2003-2018 period were herein used. Home range and use of MPAs by tracked loggerhead turtles were analysed using post-processed state-space model locations. The tracked turtles visited several Mediterranean MPAs, but barely used them (mean percentage of monitoring time = 12.6 ± 18.2 %). There was very little overlap between turtle's core areas and tracks with the protected areas. Indeed, most of the core areas and high-density areas estimated (>85 %) were not included within any of the MPAs. Furthermore, less than 5 % of the Mediterranean MPAs were used by any tracked loggerhead sea turtles. Most of these MPAs have no protection measures that focus on this species. Loggerheads mainly use wide oceanic zones and international waters, which are difficult to protect. A high-use core area was identified for loggerhead turtles, located at the western waters of the Algerian Basin, an important fishing area outside any designated MPA and with no protection measures that focus on marine turtle conservation. We conclude that existing MPAs in the western Mediterranean may not contribute enough to loggerhead turtle conservation. We propose potential MPAs designations to be considered for loggerhead sea turtle conservation in the Mediterranean Sea at the Alboran Sea, the Algerian basin, the Northern area of the Strait of Sicily, Northeast Tunisian waters, waters around Malta, waters at the Tyrrhenian Sea and at the Ionian Sea.
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dc.relation.none.fl_str_mv Reproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2022.e02196
Global Ecology and Conservation, 2022, vol. 38, num. e02196, p. 1-17
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