Stranded sea turtles in the southern Gulf of Mexico

Original provider:
Guzmán-Hernández, V., Rivas-Hernández, G., García-Alvarado, P.A., Huerta-Rodríguez, P., Peralta-Jiménez, X.

Dataset credits:
Guzmán-Hernández, V., Rivas-Hernández, G., García-Alvarado, P.A., Huerta-
Rodríguez, P., Peralta-Jiménez, X.

Abstract:
The long-term recording of stranded and dead sea turtle individuals in
those critical habitats is crucial for management and restoration action
planning. In Mexico, some multiple-year operating conservation programs
count with a long-term sea turtle mortality database, as in Campeche,
Mexico, where some of the largest hawksbill nesting populations in the
West Atlantic reside. This dataset is a historic reference baseline about the
spatiotemporal mortality patterns of the imperiled sea turtle species in the
southeastern Gulf of Mexico, showing their interactions with anthropogenic
activities and circumstances that jeopardize their population recovery.