44th International Sea Turtle Society Symposium: Oral Presentation Videos
The recordings below come out of a pilot initiative launched at the 44th ISTS Symposium in Kona, Hawai'i, made possible through a partnership with Wild Earth Allies. With a shared commitment to equity and access, presenters were invited to opt in to having their oral presentations recorded so that the ideas, research, and stories from the symposium could reach colleagues around the world - not just those who were able to attend in person.
We are grateful to everyone who chose to share their work in this way. These videos are intended for non-commercial use. We hope they serve as a lasting resource for training, teaching, outreach, and inspiration long after the symposium wrapped up in Hawai'i.
Alexa Putillo1, Simona Ceriani2, Sue Murasko2, Stephanie Gkionis1, Sandra Chupinsky3, Trisha Green3, Timothy Jones3, Katherine Suchanec3, Mariana Fuentes1
1Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Science, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida 32304, USA
2Fish and Wildlife Research Institute, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Saint Petersburg, FL, USA
3Office of Resilience and Coastal Protection, Northwest Florida Region, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Crystal River, FL, USA
Caitlin Smith1, Kimberly Finlayson2, Claire Madden3, Erina J. Young1,4, Jason van de Merwe2
1Centre for Tropical Water and Aquatic Ecosystem Research, James Cook University, Cairns, QLD, Australia
2Australian Rivers Institute, Griffith University, Southport, QLD, Australia
3Sea World, Main Beach, QLD, Australia
4EnviroVet Consulting, Sunshine Coast, QLD, Australia
Janie L. Reavis1,2,3, Blair E. Witherington2, Michael J. Bresette2, John Wang4, Stephen Pratt1, Dale DeNardo1, Jesse F. Senko3,5
1School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, United States of America
2Inwater Research Group, United States of America
3School of Ocean Futures, Arizona State University, United States of America
4Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Fisheries, United States of America
5School of Conservation Futures, Arizona State University, United States of America
Eugenie 'Charley' Yen1,2, Gabriella Carvajal3, James O. Bazely1, James D. Gilbert1, Albert Taxonera4, Kirsten Fairweather4, Artur Lopes4, Inês O. Afonso1, Débora Newlands4, Blair Bentley2,5, Sandra M. Correia6, Marylou Staman7, Itzel Sifuentes-Romero8, Camryn Allen7, Lisa M. Komoroske2, Jeanette Wyneken3, Christophe Eizaguirre1
1School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences, Queen Mary University of London, London, E1 4NS, UK
2Department of Environmental Conservation, University of Massachusetts Amherst, MA 01003, Massachusetts, USA
3Department of Biological Sciences, Florida Atlantic University, FL 33431, Florida, USA
4Project Biodiversity, Mercado Municipal, local 22 Santa Maria, Ilha do Sal, Cabo Verde
5Department of Biological Sciences, Smith College, Northampton MA 01063
6Instituto do Mar, Cova d'Ínglesa, CP132 Mindelo, Ilha do São Vicente, Cabo Verde
7Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, NMFS, NOAA, 1845 Wasp Boulevard, Building 176, Honolulu, Hawaii, HI 96818, USA
8Department of Ecology, Evolution and Organismal Biology, Iowa State University, IA 5001, Iowa, USA
Nupur Kale1, Nicole Esteban1, Jeanne A. Mortimer2, Anna Zora3, Kimberley L. Stokes1, Graeme C. Hays4
1Biosciences Department, Swansea University, Singleton Park, SA2 8PP, Wales, UK
2Victoria, Mahé, Republic of Seychelles
3Fregate Island Foundation, Mahé, Republic of Seychelles
4Deakin Marine Research and Innovation Centre, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC 3280, Australia
Dana Lim1, Jadyn Sethna1, Kayla Goforth1,2, Isabelle Sechrest1, Tara Hinton1, Catherine M.F. Lohmann1, Kenneth J. Lohmann1
1University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2Texas A&M University
Irene Álvarez de Quevedo1, Mireia Aguilera1, Jesús Tomás2, Adolfo Marco3, Luis Cardona4, Eduardo Belda5, Manuel Garcia6, Arnau Costes6, Guillem Félix7, Chiara Mancino8, Elena Abella1
1BETA Tech Center, TECNIO Network, University of Vic-Central University of Catalonia (UVic-UCC), Vic, Spain
2Marine Zoology Unit, Cavanilles Institute of Biodiversity and Evolutionary Biology, University of Valencia, Spain
3Estación Biológica de Doñana, CSIC, Spain
4Departament de Biologia Evolutiva, Ecologia i Ciències Ambientals, Universitat de Barcelona (UB)
5Institut d’Investigació per a la Gestió de Zones Costaneres (IGIC), Universitat Politècnica de València, València, Spain
6Generalitat de Catalunya. Ministry of Territory, Housing and Ecological Transition, Government of Catalonia
7COFIB, Conselleria d'Agricultura, Pesca i Medi Natural, Govern de les Illes Balears, SpainSpain
8Department of Biology and Biotechnologies "Charles Darwin", Sapienza University of Rome
Abeer Bilbeisi1, Hamed Mallat2, Micol Montagna3, Yvette Fernández4
1Jordan Society for the Conservation of Turtles & Tortoises, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
2Association Kratten du Développement Durable de la Culture et du Loisir, AKDDCL, Kerkennah Islands,3055, Tunisia
3TurtleWatch Egypt 2.0, Marsa Alam, Egypt
4Inwater Research Group, Inc., Florida, USA
Bianca S. Santos1, Larry Crowder1, George Balazs2, Jeffrey J. Polovina3, Jeffrey A. Seminoff4, Alberto Abreu-Grobois5, Philippe Gaspar6, Catherine Lee Hing1, Laura Jim7, Masanori Kurita8, Masanori Mori8, Denise M. Parker9, Marc R. Rice7, Tomomi Saito10, Calandra N. Turner Tomaszewicz11, Noah Yamaguchi10, Dana Briscoe1,12
1Stanford University, Doerr School of Sustainability, Stanford, California, United States
2Golden Honu Services of Oceania, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
3Marine Biology Program, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI, United States
4IUCN Marine Turtle Specialist Group
5Laboratorio de Genética, Unidad Académica Mazatlán, Instituto de Ciencias del Mar y Limnología,Universidad Nacional, Autónoma de México, Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico
6Mercator Ocean International, Toulouse, France
7Hawaii Preparatory Academy, Kamuela, Hawaii, United States
8Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium, Nagoya Port Foundation, Minato-ku, Nagoya, Japan
9Golden Honu Services of Oceania, Newport, Oregon, United States
10Usa Marine Biological Institute, Kochi University, Tosa, Kochi, Japan
11NOAA-Southwest Fisheries Science Center, La Jolla, California, United States
12University of California Santa Cruz, Institute of Marine Sciences, Santa Cruz, California, United States
Luna Oliveira de Mello Vieira, Mark Hamann, Stephanie Duce
College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, Townsville, 4814 AUS
Brian M. Shamblin1, Cheryl Sanchez2, Sean Perry3, Simona Ceriani2
1University of Georgia, United States of America
2Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute, United States of America
3Midwestern University, United States of America
Samir Patel1, Kate Choate2, Leah Crowe3, Joshua Hatch4, Ryan Munnelly1, Cassandra Tillotson1, Heather Haas1
1Coonamessett Farm Foundation, East Falmouth, MA, USA
2Northeast Fisheries Science Center NMFS NOAA, Woods Hole, MA, USA
3Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries, New Bedford, MA, USA
4Northeast Fisheries Science Center NMFS NOAA, Narragansett, RI, USA
Erina J. Young1,2, Rebecca Vaughan-Higgins1, Kristin S. Warren1, Scott D. Whiting3, Gabrielle Rossi4, Nahiid S. Stephens4, Lian Yeap1, Jill M. Austen5
1Conservation Medicine Program, Murdoch University, WA, Australia
2EnviroVet Consultancy, Sunshine Coast, QLD, Australia
3Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, Kensington, WA, Australia
4Centre for Animal Production and Health, Murdoch University, WA, Australia
5School of Agriculture Science, Murdoch University, WA, Australia
Aitana Merino1, Gisela Marín-Capuz1, Helena Vela-Garcia1, Sandra Hochscheid2, Fulvio Maffucci2, Piero Carlino3, Nicolo Molle3, Andrea Camedda4, Giuseppe Andrea de Lucia4, Giovanni Parise5, Salvatore Urso5, Nicola Marrone6, Cinta Pegueroles7, Marta Pascual1, Carlos Carreras1
1University of Barcelona and IRBio, Spain
2Marine Turtle Research Group, Department of Marine Animal Conservation and Public Engagement, Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Napoli, Italy
3Sea Turtle Research, Rescue anRehabilitation Center of Salento Natural History Museum, 73021 Calimera, Italy
4Institute of Anthropic Impact and Sustainability in Marine Environment - National Research Council Oristano Section, Oristano, Italy
5Caretta Calabria Conservation, Cosenza, Italy
6TartaLazio, Regione Lazio, Regional Park Riviera di Ulisse, Roma, Italy
7Department of Genetics and Microbiology and Institut de Biotecnologia i de Biomedicina (IBB), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain
Cindy Vargas1,2, James P. Collins1, Jesse F. Senko2
1School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA
2School of Ocean Futures, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA
Cody R. Mott1,2, Justin R. Perrault3, Sarah L. Milton1
1Inwater Research Group
2Florida Atlantic University
3Loggerhead Marinelife Center
Kayla Burgher1,2, Wendy Piniak3, Larisa Avens4, John Wang5, James P. Collins1, Jesse F. Senko2,6
1School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA
2School of Ocean Futures, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA
3NOAA Fisheries, Office of Protected Resources, Beaufort, NC, USA
4NOAA Fisheries, Southeast Fisheries Science Center, Beaufort, NC, USA
5NOAA Fisheries, Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, Honolulu, HI, USA
6School of Conservation Futures, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA
