This Week in Sea Turtles https://seaturtle.org/twist/ Join Michael Coyne, Matthew Godfrey, Manjula Tiwari, and other sea turtlers from around the world in a roundtable discussion of the latest sea turtle news and events. en Copyright 2008 Thu, 16 Aug 2007 00:25:51 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=3.2 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss TWiST 9: Go Green, Slow Down, Have a Good Time Hot topics in sea turtle research and conservation.

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Don't listen to what we say, this is actually TWiST #9. We talk to J Nichols, president of the International Sea Turtle Society, about the upcoming sea turtle symposium in Loreto, Baja California Sur, Mexico.

Hosts: Michael Coyne and Manjula Tiwari

We had a few questions this time. If you know the answers post a comment or drop us an e-mail twist@seaturtle.org. Attach a voice recording in MP3 format and we'll try to include it in the next show.

Topics

28th Sea Turtle Symposium

Interactive Google Map of Loreto


Leatherback cave painting near Loreto


J Nichols and Jeff Seminoff catch their first turtles near Loreto

See all of J's photos.

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]]> https://seaturtle.org/twist/000540.html https://seaturtle.org/twist/000540.html Thu, 16 Aug 2007 00:25:51 -0500 TWiST 8: Morocco & Gabon Hot topics in sea turtle research and conservation.

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Manjula regales us with tales from recent trips to Morocco and Gabon and brings us up to date on sea turtle activities in those countries.

Hosts: Michael Coyne, Matthew Godfrey and Manjula Tiwari

We had a few questions this time. If you know the answers post a comment or drop us an e-mail twist@seaturtle.org. Attach a voice recording in MP3 format and we'll try to include it in the next show.

Topics

Morocco field visits (nesting, strandings, bycatch)
Mauritania
Cape Verde
Canary Islands
Gabon
TEDs workshop
NMFS training and technology transfer
Testing TEDs

Morocco

Morocco Photo1-1Manjula Tiwari (Research Scientist, NOAA-National Marine Fisheries Service, USA ), Mustapha Aksissou (Professor, University of Tetouan) and Said Semmoumy (Biologist, National Institute for Fisheries Research, Casablanca) on top of the range rover from where they had to survey all of Plage Blanche.


Morocco Photo2Said Semmoumy measuring a stranded loggerhead at Plage Blanche


Moroccco Photo3Kenza Ouakka (left, Biologist, National Institute for Fisheries Research, Laayoune), Manjula Tiwari (center), and Mustapha Aksissou (right) surveying Saharan beaches.


Morocco Photo4Said Semmoumy and Tabit (right-Chauffeur, National Institute for Fisheries Research, Casablanca) surveying the coastline of southern Morocco.


Not pictured, Hakim Mesfoui, Chef de Centre, National Institute for Fisheries Research, Laayoune.


Gabon

Gabon Photo1TED Experts, John Michell from NOAA-National Marine Fisheries Service, USA (left) and Marc Meillat from IFREMER (French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea) demonstarting how TEDS work at the Gabonese Fishing Ministry


Gabon Photo2
The audience learning about TEDs from John and Marc.


Links

IFREMER
NOAA
John Mitchell and TEDs
Mustapha Aksissou
Said and Keza and Hakim

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]]> https://seaturtle.org/twist/000527.html https://seaturtle.org/twist/000527.html Fri, 04 May 2007 00:30:13 -0500 TWiST 7: Proceedings Hot topics in sea turtle research and conservation.

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The controversy surrounding sea turtle symposium proceedings (or lack thereof).

Hosts: Michael Coyne, Matthew Godfrey and Manjula Tiwari

Don't be confused. We recorded two episodes at once. Episodes 6 and 7 were recorded back to back and I just split the file. In the second half (episode 7) we discuss the recent kerfuffle [1] [2] [3] surrounding the Annual Sea Turtle Symposium proceedings initiated by Peter Pritchard's editorial in MTN 115.

And a funny rebuke of Stephen Colbert and the Colbert Report from The Motley Fool, for not supporting the Great Turtle Race.

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]]> https://seaturtle.org/twist/000525.html https://seaturtle.org/twist/000525.html Tue, 24 Apr 2007 20:19:36 -0500 TWiST 6: Michael Has Been Busy Hot topics in sea turtle research and conservation.

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Back to TWiST after a long hiatus. We get you caught up on happenings on SEATURTLE.ORG.

Hosts: Michael Coyne, Matthew Godfrey and Manjula Tiwari

Links
Google Docs
Del.icio.us - Michael's profile
Digg
The Sea Turtle Store
Changes to the home page
Next exciting thing from seaturtle.org: ISTOR
Stranding database update
Tag clouds
And Manjula pimps the Solomon Islands

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]]> https://seaturtle.org/twist/000524.html https://seaturtle.org/twist/000524.html Fri, 20 Apr 2007 10:22:01 -0500 TWiST 5: Recovering Ridleys? Hot topics in sea turtle research and conservation.

IMG_2120.JPGManjula and Michael take advantage of the annual Board of DIrectors meeting of the International Sea Turtle Society at the National Conservation Training Center near Shepherdstown, West Virginia. This week we talk to Donna Shaver and Thane Wibbels about Kemp's ridley sea turtles and hopeful signs for their recovery.

Hosts: Michael Coyne and Manjula Tiwari

Special Guests:
Donna Shaver and Thane Wibbels

Links
Padre Island National Seashore
Person of the Week: Donna Shaver
Kemp's ridley sea turtles
Recovery Plan for the Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle PDF File

]]> https://seaturtle.org/twist/000495.html https://seaturtle.org/twist/000495.html Fri, 18 Aug 2006 12:12:47 -0500 TWiST 4: Sea Turtle Interns Hot topics in sea turtle research and conservation.

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Matthew and Michael are in the field satellite tagging sea turtles with the interns and island naturalist at the Bald Head Island Conservancy on Bald Head Island in North Carolina. Meet the interns and find out what they do.

Hosts: Michael Coyne and Matthew Godfrey

Special Guests:
The interns and naturalist from the Bald Head Island Conservancy

Look for this and other job and volunteer opportunities on the MTN Job/Volunteer Board.

]]> https://seaturtle.org/twist/000493.html https://seaturtle.org/twist/000493.html Thu, 13 Jul 2006 12:37:12 -0500 TWiST 3: Manjula Goes to Jamursba-Medi Hot topics in sea turtle research and conservation.

Manjula visits collaborators as part of a leatherback nesting beach project on Jamursba Medi beach in Irian Jaya, Indonesia.

Hosts: Michael Coyne, Matthew Godfrey and Manjula Tiwari

Special Guests:
Creusa "Tetha" Hitipeuw, WWF Indonesia
Ricardo Tapilatu, State University of Papua, Indonesia

]]> https://seaturtle.org/twist/000489.html https://seaturtle.org/twist/000489.html Tue, 13 Jun 2006 16:39:55 -0500 TWiST 2: How to Fund Marine Turtle Conservation Hot topics in sea turtle research and conservation.

My apologies for the poor audio quality this week. I hope you will be able to struggle through it. We had some technical issues which we will try to avoid in future episodes. We also need to get Manjula to stop checking her mail while we are online!

Hosts: Michael Coyne, Matthew Godfrey and Manjula Tiwari

Special Guest: Earl Possardt, US Fish and Wildlife Service

]]> https://seaturtle.org/twist/000484.html https://seaturtle.org/twist/000484.html Wed, 17 May 2006 17:39:07 -0500 TWiST 1: This Week in Sea Turtles What the heck is this????

Twist LogoHot topics in sea turtle research and conservation.

Technically challenged?

Hosts: Michael Coyne, Matthew Godfrey and Manjula Tiwari

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