Research Results
Results of this project reveal an important migratory corridor that extends from Playa Grande to the Galapagos. Scientists have also used these tracks to assess the interaction of Fisheries and leatherbacks (Dermochelys coriacea) during their migration and foraging activity in the Ocean.
Through a partnership with Conservation International, TOPP Program, the Costa Rican Ministry of the Environment, and the governments of Costa Rica, Panama, Columbia, and Ecuador, this project has contributed to establishing the Eastern Pacific Seascape Initiative and Protected Area, a major marine protected area.
Bailey, H., Shillinger, G., Palacios, D., Bograd, S., Spotila, J., Paladino, F.V., Block, B. (2009) Identifying and comparing phases of movement by leatherback turtles using state – space models. Journal of experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 356: 128-135
Santidria, P., Tomillo, N., Paladino, F.V., Suss, J.S., Spotila, J.R. (2010) Predation of Leatherback Turtle Hatchlings during the Crawl to the Water. Chelonian Conservation and Biology 9(1): 18-25
Sieg, A.E., Zandonà, E., Izzob, V.M., Paladino, F.V., Spotila, J.R. (2010) Population level “flipperedness” in the eastern Pacific leatherback turtle. Behavioural Brain Research, 206: 135-138
Tomillo,P.S., Suss, J.S., Wallace, B.P., Magrini, K.D., Blanco, G.B., Paladino, F.V, Spotila, J.R. (2009) Influence of emergence success on the annual reproductive output of leatherback turtles. Marine Biology, 156 (16): 2021-2031