Predicted bycatch risk for juvenile Kemp's ridley and green sea turtles, Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic waters, 1996-2017

Data from the peer-reviewed journal article: Putman, N.F., Richards, P.M., Dufault, S.G., Scott-Denton, E., McCarthy, K., Beyea, R.T., Caillouet, C.W., Heyman, W.D., Seney, E.E., Mansfield, K.L. and Gallaway, B.J., 2023. Modeling juvenile sea turtle bycatch risk in commercial and recreational fisheries. iScience, 26(2). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2023.105977.

Included data show location-specific risk indices of sea turtle bycatch, fishing effort and predicted sea turtle abundance by species, year, and gear type. Bycatch risk estimates are included for Kemp’s ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) and green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) due to shrimping trawl, recreational, gillnet, and longline bottom fishing, in geographical areas corresponding to the southeastern coastal states from Texas to Virginia, for 1996 to 2017.