O & E - Presentations and proceedings

Abstracts for published proceedings of the annual symposiums on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation are available at https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/protecting-marine-life.

38th International Sea Turtle Symposium
13–23 February 2018, Kobe, Japan

• Pajuelo, M., Arendt, M.D., Ceriani, S., Vander Zanden, H.B., Bolten, A.B., Bjorndal, K.A. Foraging segregation between two sympatric species of generalist sea turtles revealed with stable isotope analysis.

4th Southeast Regional Sea Turtle Meeting
13–16 February 2018, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

• Arendt, M.D., Schwenter J.A., Parker, L. The importance of coastal waters from north Florida through South Carolina as a summer foraging ground for Kemp’s ridley (Lepidocheyls kempii) sea turtles.
• Schwenter, J.A., Arendt M.D., Parker, L., Owens, D.W. Shifts in iemographic structure of Kemp’s Ridley captured in Atlantic coastal waters of the southeast United States.

37th International Sea Turtle Symposium
16–21 April 2017, Las Vegas, Nevada

• Arendt, M.D., Rykaczewski, R.R., Wethey, D.S., Quattro, J.M. Modeling Suggests A Long-Term, Stable Oscillation Under Stochastic Conditions for the Largest Loggerhead Nesting Assemblage in the NW Atlantic Ocean.

3rd Southeast Regional Sea Turtle Meeting
10–12 February 2016, Mobile, Alabama

• Arendt, M.D., Schwenter J.A., Whitaker, J.D., Parker, L., Owens, D.W.,Quattro, J.M., Roberts, M.A. Temporal variability in demographic structure of loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) at a critical coastal foraging ground: important insights for future management.

2nd Southeast Regional Sea Turtle Meeting
4–7 February 2015, Jekyll Island, Georgia

• Schwenter, J.A., Arendt, M.D., Segars, A.L., Whitaker, J.D., Byrd, J.I., Parker, L., Sasso, C. Lumbering loggerheads vs. kinetic Kemp’s:  Implications for in-water capture surveys.

2nd International Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle Symposium
18–19 November 2014, Brownsville, Texas

• Schwenter, J.A., Arendt, M.D., R.P. Webster, L. Parker, D.W. Owens. Comparing Fishery-independent Catch Rates and Temporal Trends for Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtles In Two Long-term Bottom Trawl Surveys Of The Southeast United States.

34th International Sea Turtle Symposium
10–17 April 2014, New Orleans, Louisiana

• Arendt, M.D., Schwenter, J.A., Witherington, B.E., Meylan, A.B., Saba, V.S. Historical vs. contemporary climate forcing on the annual nesting variability of loggerhead sea turtles in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean.

33rd International Sea Turtle Symposium
2–8 February 2013, Baltimore, Maryland

• Roberts, M.A., Arendt, M.D., Owens, D.W., Quattro, J.M. Gender in a mixed stock genetic analysis of subadult loggerhead sea turtles.
• Schwenter, J.A., Arendt MD., Segars A.L., Whitaker J.D., Parker L., Owens D.W., Quattro J.M., and Roberts M.A. Catch rates, spatial distribution, and demographics for Kemp’s ridley sea turtles (Lepidochelys kempii) captured in nearshore coastal waters between Winyah Bay, SC and St. Augustine, FL (2000–2012).
• Smelker, K., Smith L., and Valverde R. Plasma concentration of vitellogenin in the loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta): From the nesting beach to in water studies.
• Pajeulo, M., Bjorndal, K.A., Reich K.J., Arendt M.D., Vander Zanden H.A., Hawkes L.A., and Bolten A.B. Evidencia Isotópica Del Uso De Áreas De Alimentación De Tortugas Caretta caretta En El Atlántico Noroeste

1st Southeast Regional Sea Turtle Meeting
1–4 February 2012, Jekyll Island, Georgia

• Arendt, M.D., Schwenter, J.A., Byrd, J.I., Segars, A.L., Whitaker, J.D., Parker, L., Owens, D.M., Quattro, J.M., Roberts, M.A. Occurrence and demographic distributions of loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) on the inner continental shelf between Winyah Bay, SC and St. Augustine, FL (2000–2011).
• Schwenter, J.A., Arendt, M.D., Byrd, J.I., Segars, A.L., Whitaker, J.D., Parker, L., Owens, D.M., Quattro, J.M., Roberts, M.A. Catch rates and demographics for Kemp’s ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) sea turtles captured in near-shore coastal waters between Winyah Bay, SC and St. Augustine, FL.
• Nelson, S. Jr., Norton, T.M., Molter, C., Koutsos, L., Hoopes, L., Kaylor, M., Thomas, R., Hupp, A. Preliminary evaluation and overview of blood nutrient parameters and prey item analysis of free-ranging and rehabilitated loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) for the development of a tube feeding formula and multi-vitamin supplement specifically for sea turtles in rehabilitation.

31st Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation;
12–15 April 2011, San Diego, California

• Ragland, J.M., Arendt, M.D., Keller, J.M. Organohalogen contaminant concentrations vary in adult male loggerheads based on migration patterns.

31st Annual Meeting of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
7–11 November 2010, Portland, Oregon

• O’Connell, S.G., Arendt, M., Segars, A., Kimmel, T., Braun-McNeill, J., Avens, L., Schroeder, B., Ngai, L., Kucklick, J.R., Keller, J.M. Examining Perfluorinated Contaminants in Loggerhead Sea Turtles (Caretta caretta) from the East Coast of the United States.

17th Annual Conference of the Association of Reptilian and Amphibian Veterinarians
23 –29 October 2010, South Padre Island, Texas

• Molter C., Norton, T.M., Kaylor, M., Hupp, A., Thomas, R., Kemler, E., Nelson, S., Koutsos, L. Preliminary nutritional evaluation of free ranging and rehabilitated sub-adult and adult loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) for the development of appropriate dietary feeding strategies.

41st Annual International Association for Aquatic Animal Medicine (IAAAM) Conference
8–12 May 2010, Vancouver B.C., Canada

• Haman, K., Norton, T. Health Assessments of free-ranging Atlantic Sharpnose Sharks (Rhizoprionodon terraenovae) and Bonnethead (Sphyrna tiburo) off the coast of Florida, Georgia and Washington.

30th Annual Meeting of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
16–20 November 2009, New Orleans, Louisiana

• Keller, J.M., Day, R.D., Kucklick, J.R., Thorvalson, K., Harms, C.A., Braun-McNeill, J., Segars, A.L., Beasley, J., Cluse, W., Godfrey, M., Peden-Adams, M.M., Dodd, M., Norton, T. Organohalogen Contaminant Concentrations in Sick (Debilitated) Loggerhead Turtles Followed through Rehabilitation.
• Ragland, J.M., Arendt, M.D., Keller, J.M. Do Patterns of Organohalogen Contamination in the Blood of Adult Male Loggerhead Sea Turtles (Caretta caretta) Vary Based on Migration Patterns? (Best Student Paper, Third Place)

Annual conference of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians
October 2009, Tulsa, Oklahoma

• Haman, K., Norton, T. Health Assessments of free-ranging Atlantic Sharpnose Sharks (Rhizoprionodon terraenovae) and Bonnethead (Sphyrna tiburo) off the coast of Florida, Georgia and Washington.

29th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation;
17 –19 February 2009, Brisbane, Australia

• Alderson, J.E., Arendt, M.D., Segars, A., Owens, D.W. Characterization of injuries exhibited by free-swimming loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) in the Southeastern United States.
• O’Connell, S., Kimmel, T., Braun-McNeill, J., Avens, L., Segars, A., Arendt, M., Schroeder, B., Keller, J.M., Perfluorinated Contaminant Concentrations in Loggerhead Sea Turtles: Expanded Spatial and Temporal Trends along the East Coast of the United States.

PFAA Days II Recent Advances in Perfluoroalkyl Acid (PFAA) Research Meeting at U.S. EPA (invited)
3 –4 June 2008, Research Triangle, North Carolina

• Peden-Adams, M.M., Keil, D.E., Romano, T., Mollenhauer, M.A.M., Fort, D.J., Guiney, P.D., Houde, M., Kannan, K., Muir, D.C., Rice, C.D., Stuckey, J., Segars, A.L., Scott, T., Talent, L., Bossart, G.D., Fair, P.A., Keller, J.M. Health Effects of Perfluorinated Compounds- What are the Wildlife Telling Us?

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Annual Meeting
14 –18 February 2008, Boston, Massachusetts

• Keller, J.M., Talent, L.G., Guiney, P.D., Segars, A.L., Kannan, K., Peden-Adams, M.M. Getting Rid of Stains and Stickiness: Perfluorinated Compounds in Sea Turtles.

28th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation;
22–26 January 2008, Loreto, Baja California Sur, Mexico.

• Blanvillain, G., A. Pearse, D.C. Rostal, D.W. Owens and A.L. Segars. Comparison of ultrasound and laparoscopy to evaluate the reproductive activity in adult male loggerhead (Caretta caretta) sea turtles.

27th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation;
22–28 February 2007, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

• Arendt, M.D., A.L. Segars, J.I. Byrd and J.D. Whitaker. Seasonal distribution and behavior patterns of juvenile and adult male loggerheads in the Southeastern United States.
• Blanvillian, G., D.W. Owens, D.C. Rostal, D.S. Rotstein, M.D. Arendt and A.L. Segars. Evaluation of the reproductive activity of adult male loggerhead sea turtles collected in April 2006 in Cape Canaveral, FL.
• Byrd, Julia I., Mike D. Arendt, Albert L. Segars, and J. David Whitaker. Does bottom type or prey availability affect the occurrence of loggerhead turtles?
• Whitaker, J. David, Sally R. Murphy, and Julia I. Byrd. Analysis of size frequencies of historical loggerhead sea turtle strandings with comparison to size frequencies of in-water collections from the South Carolina coast.
• Keller, J.M., Thorvalson, K., Sheridan, T., Harms, C.A., Segars, A.L., Beasley, J., Day, R., Peden-Adams, M.M., Kucklick, J.R., Norton, T. 2007. Organic contaminant concentrations change in debilitated loggerhead turtle plasma during recovery in rehabilitation.

26th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation
2–8 April 2006, Island of Crete, Greece

• Keller, J.M., Kucklick, J.R., Harms, C.A., Segars, A.L., Cluse, W., Godfrey, M., Tuttle, A., Braun-McNeill, J., Lee, A.M., Day, R., Peden-Adams, M., Thorvalson, K., Dodd, M., Norton, T. 2006. Organic contaminant concentrations are higher in debilitated loggerhead turtles compared to apparently healthy turtles.

25th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation;
18–22 January 2005, Savannah, Georgia

• Arendt, M.D., P.P. Maier, A.L. Segars, J.I. Byrd, and J.D. Whitaker. Seasonal habitat utilization patterns of juvenile loggerhead sea turtles collected near the Charleston harbor entrance channel, Charleston, SC USA.
• Peden-Adams, M.M., K. Kannan, A.M. Lee, J.G. EuDaly, S. Taniyasu, N. Yamashita, J.R. Kucklick, M.D. Arendt, P.P. Maier, A.L. Segars, J.D. Whitaker, and J.M. Keller. Perflourinated contaminants measured in sea turtle blood correlate to modulations in plasma chemistry values and immune function measurements.
• Maier, P.P., J.D. Whitaker, A.L. Segars, M.D. Arendt, R. Vendetti, and S.R. Murphy. Relative abundance of loggerhead sea turtles in the nearshore waters of the Southeast United States.
• Day, R.D., J.M. Keller, T.M. Norton, M. Dodd, A. Segars, C. Harms, D. Whitaker, M. Arendt, M. Godfrey, W. Cluse, S.J. Christopher, and M. Peden-Adams. Mercury and health in loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta).
• Keller, J.M., K. Kannan, S. Taniyasu, N. Yamashita, R.D. Day, M.D. Arendt, P.P. Maier, A.L. Segars, J.D. Whitaker, K. Aleksa, and J.R. Kucklick. Emerging contaminants in loggerhead and Kemp’s ridley sea turtles from the Southeastern coast of the U.S.
• Segars, A., P. Maier, M. Arendt, D. Whitaker, and B. Stender. Hematology and plasma chemistry reference values from free-ranging loggerhead sea turtles along the Southeastern US coast.
• Roberts, M.A., A.L. Segars, M.D. Arendt, and J.M. Quattro. Multi-year compositional stability of a subadult loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) feeding ground.

24th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation;
22–29 February 2004, San Jose, Costa Rica

• Arendt, M.D., J.D. Whitaker, P.P. Maier, and A.L. Segars. Descriptive observations from recaptured loggerheads in the southeast United States.

23rd Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation;
March 2003, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

• Day, R.D., Christopher, S.J., Owens, D.W., Adams, M.P. Mercury in loggerhead sea turtles, Caretta caretta, in the southeast US: Developing monitoring strategies and assessing health impacts.

21st Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation;
24–28 February 2001, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

• Arendt, M.D., B.W. Stender, A. Segars, D.W. Whitaker, D. Owens, and S. Murphy. Length-weight of trawl caught sea turtles on the southeast coast.
• Segars, Al, J. David Whitaker, Mike Arendt, Fred Holland, Sally Murphy, and Bruce W. Stender. Analyses of blood chemistry in loggerheads and Kemp's ridley turtles during year 1 of SCDNR index study off southeast USA.
• Stender, Bruce, David Whitaker, Al Segars, Mike Arendt, and Sally Murphy. Overview for 1st of a 3-year study to develop an in-the-water index of relative abundance for sea turtles off southeast USA.