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.
Nina Zaynor1,2, Siena Webb1,2, Teal Guetschow1,2, Len Peters3, Olivia Davis1, Michael Britton1, Jesse F. Senko2,4
1School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
2School of Ocean Futures, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
3Grande Riviere Nature Tour Guide Association, Grande Riviere, Trinidad and Tobago
4School of Conservation Futures, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Renato Saragoça Bruno1,2, Alvaro Alfaro2, Gustavo Ortiz2, Tony Candela3,4,5, Sean Williamson3,6, Karen A. Bjorndal1, George L. Shillinger3
1Archie Carr Center for Sea Turtle Research & Department of Biology, University of Florida, United States
2Turtle Love, Barra de Parismina, Limón, Costa Rica
3Upwell, Monterey, California, United States
4Mercator Ocean International, Toulouse, France
5Aquarium La Rochelle, Centre d'Etudes et de Soins pour les Tortues Marines, La Rochelle, France
6Monash University, Victoria, Australia
Alessandra Cani1,2, Lucía Torres1,2, Jesús Tomás3, Francisca Pujol4, Luis Cardona1,2
1Department of Evolutionary Biology, Ecology and Environmental Science, Faculty of Biology, University of Barcelona, Av. Diagonal 643, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
2IRBio, Faculty of Biology, University of Barcelona, Av. Diagonal 643, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
3Marine Zoology Unit, Cavanilles Institute of Biodiversity and Evolutionary Biology, Parc Científic, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
4Fundación Palma Aquarium, Manuela de los Herreros i Sorà, 21, 07610 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Shannon Gore1, Amdeep Sanghara2, Peter Richardson1, Brendan Godley3, Angela Burnett-Penn4, Abbi Christopher4, Tessa Smith-Claxton4, Kia Soares4
1Association of Reef Keepers, Virgin Islands, British (United Kingdom)
2Marine Conservation Society UK
3University of Exeter
4Government of the Virgin Islands
Vanessa Schmitt1, Diane Le Gouvello1, Marco Garcia-Cruz1, Hoda Murad1, Maximilian M.R. Polyak1,2, Abdullah Alwali1,2, Josie L. Palmer1, Daniel Paredes1, Neil Davis1, Ronel Nel1
1General Organization for the Conservation of Corals and Sea Turtles in the Red Sea (SHAMS), Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
2King Abdullah University for Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Christopher R. Nolte1, Ronel Nel2, Lorenz Hauser2,3, Justin R. Perrault4, Hannah Vander Zanden1
1Department of Biology and Archie Carr Center for Sea Turtle Research, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
2Department of Zoology, Nelson Mandela University, Summerstrand South Campus, Gqeberha, South Africa
3School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
4Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Juno Beach, FL, USA
Jamie Adkins1, Deasy Lontoh2, Fitry Pakiding2, Andhika P. Prasetyo3, Abdul Hamid A. Toha4, Peter H. Dutton5, Ekaterina Osipova1,6, Jeffrey A. Seminoff7, Tomoharu Eguchi5, Lisa M. Komoroske1
1Department of Environmental Conservation, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, USA
2Research and Community Outreach Division, University of Papua, Manokwari, Indonesia
3Research Center for Conservation of Marine and Inland Waters Resources, National Research and Innovation Agency, Bogor, Indonesia
4Department of Fisheries, University of Papua, Manokwari, Indonesia
5Marine Mammal and Turtle Division, Southwest Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, La Jolla, CA, United States
6Informatics Group, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA
7IUCN Marine Turtle Specialist Group, Ross, CA, USA
Talya Ohana1, Gili Tikochinski1, Yaniv Levy2, Camila Mazzoni3, Yaron Tikochinski1
1Ruppin Academic Center, Faculty of Marine Sciences, Emek Hefer, Israel
2Israeli Sea Turtle Rescue Center, Israel Nature and Parks Authority, Michmoret, Israel
3Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research (IZW) in the Forschungsverbund Berlin eV, Genetics, Ecology and Evolution Berlin, Germany
Ekaterina Osipova1,2, Peter H. Dutton3, Bryan P. Wallace4, Blair Bentley1,5, Sebastian Alvarez-Costes6, Katrina F. Phillips1,7, Alana Alexander6, Summer Martin8, Kelly Stewart9, Ana Rebeca Barragán Rocha10, Adriana Laura Sarti Martínez11, Jamie Adkins1, John Horne3, Erin LaCasella3, Amy Frey3, Fitry Pakiding12, Andhika P. Prasetyo13, Deasy Lontoh12, David Duffy14, Ronel Nel15, Lisa M. Komoroske1
1Department of Environmental Conservation, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, USA
2Informatics Group, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA
3Marine Mammal and Turtle Division, Southwest Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, La Jolla, CA, United States
4Ecolibrium, Inc., Boulder, CO 80303, USA
5Department of Biological Sciences, Smith College, Northampton, MA, USA
6Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, University of Otago, New Zealand
7Dauphin Island Sea Lab, Dauphin Island, AL, USA
8Marine Turtle Biology and Assessment Program, Protected Species Division, Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Honolulu, HI
9St Croix Sea Turtle Project, The Ocean Foundation, Washington, DC 20036, USA
10Kutzari, Asociación para el Estudio y Conservación de las Tortugas Marinas, México City, México
11Comisión Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas (CONANP), 14210 México City, Mexico
12Research and Community Outreach Division, University of Papua, Manokwari, Indonesia
13Research Center for Conservation of Marine and Inland Waters Resources, National Research and Innovation Agency, Bogor, Indonesia
14The Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience & Sea Turtle Hospital, and Department of Biology, University of Florida, St. Augustine, FL, United States
15School of Environmental Sciences, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Summerstrand Campus, South Africa
Theresa Sophie Nehring1,2
1Universidade do Algarve
2Loggerhead Marinelife Center
Annelisse Bárcenas-Ibarra1, Daniel Sánchez-Ochoa2, Horacio De la Cueva3
1Biodiversidad, Conservacion e Investigacion AC, Mexico
2Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico
3Facultad de Estudios Superiores Iztacala-UNAM, Estado de Mexico, Mexico
Victoria Isabel Justiniano Rodriguez1,2,4, Olga Mariela Muñoz Vega1, Matthew Godfrey3,4,5
1Tortugueros del Oeste
2Duke University
3NC Wildlife Resources Commission
4Duke University Marine Lab
5Dept Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, NCSU
Annie Page1, Adam Brink1, Hilary Frandsen2, Donna Shaver2, Jennifer Shelby Walker2
1Florida Atlantic University, Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
2Padre Island National Seashore, United States National Park Service
Tomoko Narazaki1, Masanori Mori2, Yoshimasa Matsuzawa3, Ayaka Saito4,5, Chihiro Kinoshita1, Masanori Kurita2, Kensuke Matsumiya3, Hikari Okada1, Kentaro Q. Sakamoto4
1Meijo University, Japan
2Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium, Nagoya Port Foundation, Japan
3Sea Turtle Association of Japan, Japan
4The University of Tokyo, Japan
5National Institute of Polar Research, Japan
Holly M. Schmidt1, Frank V. Paladino1, Jake Lasala2
1Purdue University Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
2Mote Marine Laboratory, Florida, United States of America
Leora Radetsky1, Sheldon Plentovich2
1DesignLights Consortium, United States of America
2United States Fish and Wildlife Service, United States of America
Jenna Contuchio1,2, Andrew Maurer2,3, Derick Mathews1, Miquel Garcia4, Seth Stapleton2,5, Katherine Mansfield6, Rita Mehta1
1University of California Santa Cruz, United States of America
2Jumby Bay Hawksbill Project, Antigua, West Indies
3University of Queensland, Australia
4Environmental Awareness Group, Antigua, West Indies
5Minnesota Zoo, United States of America
6University of Central Florida, United States of America
Samantha Kuschke1,2,3,5,6, Jeanette Wyneken4, Emily Edds7, AnnaBeth Coleman1,2,3, Debra L. Miller1,2,3
1Department of Biomedical and Diagnostic Services, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
2Center for Wildlife Health, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee
3One Health Initiative, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee
4Department of Biological Sciences, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida
5Department of Geosciences, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida
6Upwell, Monterey, California
7Department of Biological Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts
