Can we reduce sea turtle injuries and mortalities from bycatch? A new study evaluates gear removal outcomes in the US Atlantic Pelagic Longline Fishery for bycaught loggerhead and leatherback sea turtles from 2014 to 2023 by area, hooking location and boating status. The studies’ results will be used to guide outreach and training efforts and track future performance.

How does a turtle go from rehabilitation to release, and where do they go when returned to the ocean? This easily scrollable Storymap follows the journey of Mpho and Tolkien, two juvenile loggerheads after they strand on the beaches of South Africa.

Can sea turtles help us collect more data on storms? Satellite tagged olive Ridley and flatback turtles in the waters north of Australia were part of a study when one of them collected sub-surface observations within the eye of a tropical storm – before, during, after the storm’s passage.