Employing ferry as platform of observation for monitoring Loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) distribution in the Adriatic-Ionian Region
- Resource Type
- Conference
- Authors
- Zampollo, Arianna; Azzolin, Marta; Arcangeli, Antonella; Buoninsegni, Joana; Paraboschi, Miriam; Crosti, Roberto; Mancino, Chiara; Giacoma, Cristina
- Source
- 2018 IEEE International Workshop on Metrology for the Sea; Learning to Measure Sea Health Parameters (MetroSea) Metrology for the Sea; Learning to Measure Sea Health Parameters (MetroSea), 2018 IEEE International Workshop on. :140-144 Oct, 2018
- Subject
- Communication, Networking and Broadcast Technologies
Components, Circuits, Devices and Systems
Computing and Processing
Engineering Profession
General Topics for Engineers
Geoscience
Signal Processing and Analysis
Transportation
Monitoring
Market research
Meters
Sociology
Statistics
Biodiversity
Biomedical monitoring
Caretta caretta
Adriatic Sea
Ionian Sea
monitoring
Maxent
- Language
To date, the principal assessment for the Loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) distribution in the Mediterranean Basin is given by beaches nests along the coasts. The Eastern Mediterranean Sea has been revealed an important foraging area for this protected species but temporal trends of its spatial distribution and anthropogenic threats are lacking. This study shows that the employment of ferry as platform of observation would represent a valid tool for monitoring Loggerhead sea turtle in remote marine area, and to pinpoint important areas for the conservation and assessment of the species. The results of the present study confirm the previous hypothesis of the areas selected by the species, which are neritic areas in the northern/middle Adriatic Sea and oceanic areas in the Ionian Sea.