Publications - STRETCH

Recent Publications

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Briscoe et al. (2025) Multi-decade northward shift of loggerhead sea turtle pelagic habitat as the eastern North Pacific Transition Zone becomes more oligotrophic

Legacy Journal Publications That Form the Foundation of STRETCH

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Briscoe et al. (2021) Dynamic Thermal Corridor May Connect Endangered Loggerhead Sea Turtles Across the Pacific Ocean. Frontiers in Marine Science.

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Saito, Kurita, Okamoto, Kakizoe, Parker, Briscoe, Rice, Polovina and Balazs (2018) Satellite tracking immature loggerhead turtles in temperate and subarctic ocean habitats around the Sea of Japan. Micronesica.

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Brisco et al. (2016) Multi-year tracking reveals extensive pelagic phase of juvenile loggerheads in the North Pacific. Movement Ecology.

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Briscoe et al. 2016. Active dispersal in loggerhead sea turtles during the 'lost years.' The Royal Society.

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Saito et al. (2015) Tracking male loggerhead turtle migrations around Southwestern Japan using satellite telemetry. CCB

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Parker, Balazs, Rice and Tomkeiwicz (2014) Variability in reception duration of dual satellite tags on sea turtles tracked in the Pacific Ocean. Micronesica.

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Abecassis et al. (2013) A model of loggerhead sea turtle habitat and movement in the Oceanic North Pacific. PLoS ONE.

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Kobayashi et al. (2011) Loggerhead movement off the coast of Taiwan: Characterization of a hotspot in the East China Sea and investigation of mesoscale eddies. ICES J.Marine Science.

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Howell et al. (2010) Oceanographic influences on the dive behavior of juvenile loggerhead turtles in the North Pacific Ocean. Marine Biology.

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Kobayashi et al. (2008) Pelagic habitat characterization of loggerhead sea turtles in the North Pacific. JEMBE.

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Howell et al. (2008) TurtleWatch: A tool to aid in the bycatch reduction of loggerhead turtles in the Hawaii-based pelagic longline fishery. ESR.

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Polovina, Uchida, Balazs, Howell, Parker and Dutton. (2006) The Kuroshio Extention Bifurcation Region: A pelagic hotspot for juvenile loggerhead sea turtles. Deep Sea Research II.

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Parker, Cooke and Balazs (2005) Diet of oceanic loggerhead sea turtles in the central North Pacific. Fishery Bulletin.

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Chaloupka, Parker and Balazs (2004) Modelling post-release mortality of loggerhead sea turtles exposed to the Hawaii-based pelagic long line fishery. MEPS.

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Polovina et al. (2004) Forage and migration habitat of loggerhead and olive ridley sea turtles in the central North Pacific Ocean. Fishery Oceanography.

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Polovina et al. (2003) Dive depth distribution of loggerhead and olive ridley turtles in Central North Pacific: Might deep long line sets catch fewer turtles? Fisheries Bulletin.

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Polovina et al. (2001) The transition zone chlorophyll front, a dynamic global feature defining migration and forage habitat for marine resources. Progress in Oceanography.

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Polovina et al. (2000) Turtles on the Edge: Movement of loggerhead turtles along oceanic fronts, spanning longline fishing grounds in the central North Pacific, 1997-1998. Fishery Oceanography.

North Pacific Loggerhead Research in North America

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Welch et al. (2019) Environmental indicators to reduce loggerhead turtle bycatch offshore of Southern California. Ecological Indicators 98: 657-664.

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Turner Tomaszewicz CN, Seminoff JA, Peckham SH, Avens L, Kurle CM (2017) Intrapopulation variability in the timing of ontogenetic habitat shifts in sea turtles revealed using δ15N values from bone growth rings. Journal of Animal Ecology 86(3):694-704.

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Tomaszewicz CN, Seminoff JA, Avens L, Goshe LR, Peckham SH, Rguez-Baron JM, Bickerman K, Kurle CM (2015) Age and residency duration of loggerhead turtles at a North Pacific bycatch hotspot using skeletochronology. Biological Conservation 186:134-142.

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Seminoff JA, Eguchi T, Carretta J, Allen CD, Prosperi D, Rangel R, Gilpatrick Jr JW, Forney K, Peckham SH (2014) Loggerhead sea turtle abundance at a foraging hotspot in the eastern Pacific Ocean: implications for at-sea conservation. Endangered Species Research 24(3):207-220.

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Allen CD, Lemons GE, Eguchi T, LeRoux RA, Fahy CC, Dutton PH, Peckham SH, Seminoff JA (2013) Stable isotope analysis reveals migratory origin of loggerhead turtles in the Southern California Bight. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 472:275-285.

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Wingfield DK, Peckham SH, Foley DG, Palacios DM, Lavaniegos BE, Durazo R, et al. (2011) The Making of a Productivity Hotspot in the Coastal Ocean. PLoS ONE 6(11): e27874.

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Peckham SH, Díaz DM, Walli A, Ruiz G, Crowder LB, Nichols WJ (2007) Small-scale fisheries bycatch jeopardizes endangered Pacific loggerhead turtles. PLoS ONE. 2(10):e1041.

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