21.3 Sea Turtles
Sea turtles are distributed throughout the Mediterranean Sea (except flatback sea
turtle -Natator depressus-). The green turtle (Chelonia mydas) and the loggerhead
turtle (Caretta caretta) present nesting beaches in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea
(Broderick et al. 2002). Nonetheless, in recent years sporadic nesting of loggerhead
are observed around Western Mediterranean. It is a growing phenomenon on the
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30000
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60000
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Landing per kgr.
Shorƞin mako
Fig. 21.4 Evolution of landing trends for shortfin mako from the northern Alboran Sea
(2000–2012). A gradual decline in catches can be observed
25000
30000
35000
40000
Landing per kgr.
Alopias spp
0
5000
10000
15000
20000
Fig. 21.5 Evolution of landing trends for Alopias spp. (2000–2012). A sharp peak followed by a
marked decline in catches can be observed
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J. C. Báez et al.
Sea turtles are distributed throughout the Mediterranean Sea (except flatback sea
turtle -Natator depressus-). The green turtle (Chelonia mydas) and the loggerhead
turtle (Caretta caretta) present nesting beaches in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea
(Broderick et al. 2002). Nonetheless, in recent years sporadic nesting of loggerhead
are observed around Western Mediterranean. It is a growing phenomenon on the
0
10000
20000
30000
40000
50000
60000
70000
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
Landing per kgr.
Shorƞin mako
Fig. 21.4 Evolution of landing trends for shortfin mako from the northern Alboran Sea
(2000–2012). A gradual decline in catches can be observed
25000
30000
35000
40000
Landing per kgr.
Alopias spp
0
5000
10000
15000
20000
Fig. 21.5 Evolution of landing trends for Alopias spp. (2000–2012). A sharp peak followed by a
marked decline in catches can be observed
714
J. C. Báez et al.