HPA/NOAA SEA TURTLE RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION PROGRAM

Dive-depth distribution of

loggerhead (Carretta carretta)

and olive ridley (Lepidochelys olivacea)

sea turtles in the central North Pacific:

Might deep longline sets catch fewer turtles?limited observer coverage and the de­
pendence between depth of setting and
area fished. For example, swordfish are
targeted at night in the north, whereas
tuna are targeted during the day in the
south. To better understand the depths

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