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Temporal trends in the by-catch of loggerhead turtles Caretta caretta in the Mediterranean Sea: Reply to Báez et al. (2014)

2014; Inter-Research; Volume: 504; Linguagem: Inglês

10.3354/meps10823

1616-1599

Irene Álvarez de Quevedo, M. San Félix, Luís Cardona,

Marine Ecology and Invasive Species

MEPS Marine Ecology Progress Series Contact the journal Facebook Twitter RSS Mailing List Subscribe to our mailing list via Mailchimp HomeLatest VolumeAbout the JournalEditorsTheme Sections MEPS 504:303-304 (2014) - DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps10823 REPLY COMMENT Temporal trends in the by-catch of loggerhead turtles Caretta caretta in the Mediterranean Sea: Reply to Báez et al. (2014) I. Álvarez de Quevedo1,*, M. San Félix2, L. Cardona1 1Department of Animal Biology and IRBIO, Faculty of Biology, University of Barcelona, Avenida Diagonal 643, 08028, Barcelona, Spain 2Vellmarí Formentara, Marina de Formentera 14, Puerto de la Savina, 07870 Formentera, Spain *Corresponding author: alvarezdequevedo@ub.edu ABSTRACT: In their comment on Álvarez de Quevedo et al. (2013; Mar Ecol Prog Ser 489:225-234), Báez et al. (2014; Mar Ecol Prog Ser 504:301-302) argued that the annual loggerhead turtle by-catch by the Spanish longline fleet was actually lower than that reported (6060 vs. 10656 ind.), on the basis of unpublished data on fishing effort collected in 2006-2007. However, the data provided by Álvarez de Quevedo et al. (2013) corresponded to the period 2001-2004, hence the different results are not contradictory. Conversely, they are complementary and support the evidence of a decreasing trend in the number of turtles by-caught by the Spanish fleet throughout the last decade. KEY WORDS: By-catch · Sea turtle · Longline fishery · Mediterranean Sea Full text in pdf format PreviousCite this article as: Álvarez de Quevedo I, San Félix M, Cardona L (2014) Temporal trends in the by-catch of loggerhead turtles Caretta caretta in the Mediterranean Sea: Reply to Báez et al. (2014). Mar Ecol Prog Ser 504:303-304. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps10823 Export citation RSS - Facebook - Tweet - linkedIn Cited by Published in MEPS Vol. 504. Online publication date: May 14, 2014 Print ISSN: 0171-8630; Online ISSN: 1616-1599 Copyright © 2014 Inter-Research.