S. Hoyt Peckham, David Maldonado-Diaz, Volker Koch, Agnese Mancini, Alexander Gaos, M. Tim Tinker, Wallace J. Nichols. 2008. High mortality of loggerhead turtles due to bycatch, human consumption and strandings at Baja California Sur, Mexico, 2003-2007, Endangered Species Research, preprint, October 2008. Abstract Assessing mortality of long-lived organisms is fundamental…
Off Gore Point, where tide rips collide, the rolling swells rear up and steepen into whitecaps. Quiet with concentration, Chris Pallister decelerates from 15 knots to 8, strains to peer through a windshield blurry with spray, tightens his grip on the wheel and, like a skier negotiating moguls, coaxes his…
Everywhere I go, people ask: “What one thing can I do for the ocean?”My daughter, a kindergartener, answers simply: “pick up your trash.” Of course, using energy efficient light bulbs or driving a hybrid are good answers, since global warming is fundamentally an ocean issue. Then again, the simple act…
Live Blue: Live life with ocean in mind. Read the commentary piece by Ocean Conservancy Senior Scientist Wallace "J" Nichols on how we can all live blue.
by Patricia BaumGrupo Tortuguero’s Tenth Annual Conference (GT10) in Loreto this past January 18-27 was a landmark for the grassroots turtle conservation network. Apart from celebrating ten years of struggles and triumphs in Baja’s coastal fishing communities, and hosting the 15th annual meeting of RETOMALA, the Latin American consortium of…
