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Records of stranded sea turtles on the coast of Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 June 2009

Estéfane Cardinot Reis ,
Victor Vilas-Bôas Silveira  and
Salvatore Siciliano
Estéfane Cardinot Reis*
Affiliation:
Laboratório de Genética Marinha (LGMar), Departamento de Genética, Instituto de Biologia Roberto Alcântara Gomes, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rua São Francisco Xavier, 524-PHLC-Sala 205, Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 20550-013, Brazil Projeto de Monitoramento de Aves, Quelônios e Mamíferos Marinhos da Bacia de Campos, Grupo de Estudos de Mamíferos Marinhos da Região dos Lagos (GEMM-Lagos), Departamento de Endemias, Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, FIOCRUZ, Rua Leopoldo Bulhões, 1.480-6° andar, Manguinhos, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 21410-210, Brazil
Victor Vilas-Bôas Silveira
Affiliation:
Projeto de Monitoramento de Aves, Quelônios e Mamíferos Marinhos da Bacia de Campos, Grupo de Estudos de Mamíferos Marinhos da Região dos Lagos (GEMM-Lagos), Departamento de Endemias, Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, FIOCRUZ, Rua Leopoldo Bulhões, 1.480-6° andar, Manguinhos, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 21410-210, Brazil
Salvatore Siciliano
Affiliation:
Projeto de Monitoramento de Aves, Quelônios e Mamíferos Marinhos da Bacia de Campos, Grupo de Estudos de Mamíferos Marinhos da Região dos Lagos (GEMM-Lagos), Departamento de Endemias, Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, FIOCRUZ, Rua Leopoldo Bulhões, 1.480-6° andar, Manguinhos, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 21410-210, Brazil
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: E.C. Reis, Laboratório de Genética Marinha (LGMar), Departamento de Genética, Instituto de Biologia Roberto Alcântara Gomes, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rua São Francisco Xavier, 524-PHLC-Sala 205, Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 20550-013, Brazil email: est.cardinot@gmail.com
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Abstract

Sea turtles undertake long migrations to feed, reproduce and nest. For this reason, they interact with many kinds of fisheries. The presence of stranded sea turtles on beaches may be used as an index of these interactions. The present study aimed to report sea turtles stranded along the coastline of Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil. GEMM-Lagos long-term monitoring programme has reported 57 stranded sea turtles since 1994, mostly of Chelonia mydas and Lepidochelys olivacea. None of them had tags or tag scars. Two individuals presented tumour-like growths. This kind of study and its continuity are very important due to the scarcity of published information on sea turtles in this area.

Keywords

sea turtlesbeach strandingsfisheries interactions
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Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 2 , January 2009 , e121
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2009

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