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1 Curriculum Vitae Paolo Casale Istruzione Dottorato di Ricerca in Biologia Animale (08/05/2009, Univ. Roma "La Sapienza"); tesi dal titolo Origine, ecologia e aspetti di conservazione della tartaruga comune (Caretta caretta) nella piattaforma continentale africana del Mediterraneo centrale. Laurea in Scienze Biologiche (12/07/1995, Univ. Roma "La Sapienza"; 110/110 e Lode); tesi sperimentale dal titolo "Conservazione delle tartarughe marine del Mediterraneo: sex ratio e aspetti della biologia riproduttiva". Abilitazione Scientifica Nazionale: Prof. II fascia settore 05/B1 Zoologia e Antropologia (13/01/2014) Gruppi scientifici e ruolo Marine Turtle Specialist Group (Species Survival Commission/IUCN) o Co-Chair (2015-) o Vice-Chair for the Mediterranean ( ) o Member of the Marine Turtle Red List Authority International Sea Turtle Society o Member of the Board of Directors (2011-) Societas Herpetologica Italica o Membro della Commissione Tartarughe Unione Zoologica Italiana Pubblicazioni scientifiche (v. lista completa in fondo) - Autore di 51 articoli in riviste peer-review - Autore o editor o autore di capitoli di 23 libri/report/proceedings di maggior rilievo - Autore di 56 contributi congressuali H index: 19 (Scopus), 17 (Web of Science), 24 (Google Scholar) N Citazioni: 1122 (Scopus), 996 (Web of Science), 2031 (Google Scholar) Ruolo nell organizzazione di congressi e workshop Chair della Scientific and Programme Committee di 1 congresso internazionale - Third Mediterranean Conference on Marine Turtles, Tunisia, 2008 Membro della Programme Committee e session Chair o co-chair in 8 congressi internazionali: - 8 Annual Symposia on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation (Crete, Greece, 2006; Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, USA, 2007; Loreto, Mexico, 2008; Brisbane, Australia, 2009; Goa, India, 2010; Huatulco, Mexico, 2012; New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; 2014, Dalaman, Turkey, 2015) - 2 Mediterranean Conference on Marine Turtles (Tunisia, 2008; Italy, 2011) Session Co-Chair in 1 congresso nazionale: - IX Congresso Societas Herpetologica Italica (Bari, Italy, 2012) Chair o co-chair di 8 workshop sulla conservazione delle tartarughe marine Pag 1 di 12

2 Invited Expert - 3 meeting del IUCN/SSC Marine Turtle Specialist Group - Burning Issues - 3 meeting del: International Working Group for the Conservation of the Northwest Atlantic Loggerhead Nesting Population - 2 on-the-spot appraisals for the Bern Convention - Council of Europe (in Greece 2014 and Turkey 2015) - Tavolo tecnico del Ministero dell Ambiente (MATTM) per la preparazione di Linee Guida per attività sulle tartarughe marine in Italia ( ), Roma - 9 meeting internazionali su diversi aspetti della conservazione delle tartarughe marine o First workshop on conservation of marine turtles in the Gulf Future hope in the Gulf, Kuwait City, 9-10 Dec 2014 o Mapping Habitat of Mediterranean Predators, CIESM, Venice, o Species information for designing and managing marine protected areas: improving access and integration IUCN Word Conservation Congress, October 2008 Barcelona, Spain o Meeting for updating the Action Plan for the conservation of Mediterranean marine turtles (UNEP MAP RAC/SPA), Misurata, Libya, Nov o Workshop on present and future of turtle conservation in Libya Aug 2006, Sirte, Libya o First Meeting of the Subgroup on By-Catches of Turtles in the EU Longline Fisheries. (SGRST/SGFEN 05-01) of the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF, European Union), Brussels, 4-8 July o Workshop on tagging standardization May 2005, Kemer, Turkey. o Workshop on the rehabilitation of injured sea turtles in the Mediterranean november 2004, Glyfada, Athens, Greece. o International Technical Expert Workshop on Marine Turtle Bycatch in Longline Fisheries, Seattle, Feb Attività didattica - Supervisione di 18 tesi di laurea triennale o magistrale (Univ. Roma La Sapienza e Univ. di Pisa), di cui 2 in corso. - Membro della giuria per 4 tesi di dottorato (Univ. Las Palmas, Spagna (1), Univ. Santiago de Compostela, Spagna (1), Univ. Exeter, UK (2)). - Seminario per la Scuola di Dottorato in Biologia, dell Università di Pisa, Ottobre Vincitore di 5 bandi per attività di tutoraggio e supporto alla didattica per Zoologia e Anatomia Comparata (Univ. Roma La Sapienza ; ): o 2008/9 Dip BBCD Sapienza Univ Roma - Supporto didattica - Zoologia o 2010/11 Dip BBCD Sapienza Univ Roma - Supporto didattica Zoologia e Anatomia Comp. o 2010/11 Dip BBCD Sapienza Univ Roma - Supporto didattica Zoologia e Anatomia Comp. o 2011 Dip BBCD Sapienza Univ Roma - Supporto didattica Anatomia Comparata o 2011/12 Dip BBCD Sapienza Univ Roma - Supporto didattica - Zoologia Attività editoriale per riviste scientifiche - Membro del Editorial Board di 4 riviste: Marine Biology, Endangered Species Research, Acta Herpetologica, Journal of Biological Research-Thessaloniki Pag 2 di 12

3 - Revisore per 41 riviste: Advances in Oceanography and Limnology, Amphibia-Reptilia, Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, Animal Conservation, Biological Conservation, Bulletin of Marine Science, Chelonian Conservation and Biology, Chemosphere, Conservation Letters, Deep-Sea Research Part II, Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, Diversity and Distribution, Ecology and Evolution, Endangered Species Research, Fisheries Research, Herpetological Conservation and Biology, Herpetological Journal, Integrative Zoology, Interciencia, International Journal of Tropical Biology and Conservation, Journal of Applied Ecology, Journal of Coastal Research, Journal of Environmental Management, Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the UK, Marine Biodiversity Records, Marine Biology, Marine Ecology an evolutionary perspective, Marine Ecology Progress Series, Marine Environmental Research, Marine Technology Society Journal, Marine Turtle Newsletter,Mediterranean Marine Science,Northwestern Journal of Zoology, Pacific Science, Plos1, Naturwissenschaften, Oryx, Scientia Marina, Scientific World Journal, Turkish Journal of Zoology. Attività di ricerca Assegnista di ricerca, Dipartimento Biologia e Biotecnologie C. Darwin, Università di Roma La Sapienza (6 anni) Visiting Researcher, University of Exeter, UK Svolgimento e coordinamento di azioni riguardanti la ricerca applicata alla conservazione di tartarughe marine in Adriatico nell ambito del progetto Network for the Conservation of Cetaceans and Sea Turtles in the Adriatic (NETCET) PRIC 2o ord./0048/lb/00 finanziato dal programma IPA Adriatico della EU : Responsabile scientifico del Progetto Tartarughe del WWF Italia. Network centri recupero; progetto di monitoraggio degli spiaggiamenti; progetto di monitoraggio dell interazione con la pesca. Realizzazione e gestione di database. Analisi dei dati e presentazione tramite canali scientifici. Instaurazione di partenariati e coordinamento con i partner. Produzione di materiale informativo presente. Chair (dal 2015) e (dal 2009) Regional Chair per il Mediterraneo del Marine Turtle Specialist Group (Species Survival Commission/IUCN). 2007: coordinamento di uno studio sul bycatch e consume di tartarughe in Egitto in collaborazione con partner locali : coordinatore delle attività di ricerca sulle tartarughe marine in una sub-area del progetto EU Interreg IIIA ADRIA-SAFE. 2003: coordinatore del progetto EU LIFE-Starter LIFE2002NAT/ST/IT/ : coordinatore delle attività di ricerca in Adriatico nell ambito del Progetto Comunitario 98/008 "Assessing marine turtle by-catch in European drifting longlines and trawl fisheries for identifying fishing regulations : realizzazione di database informatico riguardante segnalazioni di tartarughe marine nei mari italiani, nell ambito del progetto di ricerca coordinato dall Univ. Roma La Sapienza ( ) : co-fondatore/coordinatore ( ) e vicedirettore ( ) del Chelon Marine Turtle Conservation and Research Programme, inclusa la partecipazione all organizzatore e alle attività di ricerca in un progetto sul sito di nidificazione delle tartarughe marine ad Akyatan (Turchia; ) Assistente o responsabile delle attività sul campo nell ambito del progetto nazionale sulle tartarughe marine coordinato dall Univerità di Roma, incluso un progetto congiunto Univerità di Roma/WWF-Italia su siti di nidificazione di tartaruga e su catture accidentali a Lampedusa. Pag 3 di 12

4 Articoli in riviste peer-review 51. Casale P., Heppell S.S How much sea turtle by-catch is too much? A stationary age distribution model for simulating population abundance and potential biological removal in the Mediterranean. Endangered Species Research 29: DOI: /esr Bearzi G., Casale P., Margaritoulis D., Bonizzoni S., Santostasi N.L Observation of a leatherback sea turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, in the Gulf of Corinth, Greece. Marine Turtle Newsletter 146: Casale P, Freggi D, Furii G, Vallini C, Salvemini P, Deflorio M, Totaro G, Raimondi S, Fortuna C, Godley B Annual survival probabilities of juvenile loggerhead sea turtles indicate high anthropogenic impact to Mediterranean populations. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 25: DOI: /aqc Luschi P., Casale P Movement patterns of marine turtles in the Mediterranean Sea: a review. Italian Journal of Zoology 81(4): DOI: / Casale P., Freggi D., Maffucci F., Hochscheid S Adult sex ratios of loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) in two Mediterranean foraging grounds. Scientia Marina 78(2): DOI: /scimar E 46. Casale P., Mariani P The first lost year of Mediterranean sea turtles: dispersal patterns indicate subregional management units for conservation. Marine Ecology Progress Series 498: DOI: /meps Casale P., Freggi D., Dourdeville K.M., Prescot, R First evidence of migration by loggerhead sea turtles, Caretta caretta, from the eastern Mediterranean to north America. Vie et Milieu 63(2): Garofalo L., Mastrogiacomo A., Casale P., Carlini R., Eleni C., Freggi D., Gelli D., Knittweis L., Mifsud C., Mingozzi T., Novarini N, Scaravelli D., Scillitani G., Oliverio M., Novelletto A Genetic characterization of central Mediterranean stocks of the loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) using mitochondrial and nuclear markers, and conservation implications. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 23: DOI: /aqc Casale P., Freggi D., Cinà A., Rocco M Spatio-temporal distribution and migration of adult male loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) in the Mediterranean Sea: further evidence of the importance of neritic habitats off North Africa. Marine Biology 160: DOI: /s Casale P., Aprea A., Deflorio M., De Metrio G Increased by-catch rates in the Gulf of Taranto, Italy, in 20 years: a clue about sea turtle population trends? Chelonian Conservation and Biology 11(2): doi: /CCB Casale P., Simone G., Conoscitore C., Conoscitore M., Salvemini P The Gulf of Manfredonia: a new neritic foraging area for loggerhead sea turtles in the Adriatic Sea. Acta Herpetologica 7(1): Casale P., Palilla G., Salemi A., Napoli A., Prinzi M., Genco L., Bonaviri D., Mastrogiacomo A., Oliverio M., Lo Valvo M Exceptional sea turtle nest records in 2011 suggest an underestimated nesting potential in Sicily (Italy). Acta Herpetologica 7(1): Casale P., D Addario M., Freggi D., Argano R Barnacles (Cirripedia: Thoracica) and associated epibionts from sea turtles in the central Mediterranean. Crustaceana 85(4-5): DOI: / X Casale P., Affronte M., Scaravelli D., Lazar B., Vallini C, Luschi P Foraging grounds, movement patterns and habitat connectivity of juvenile loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) tracked from the Adriatic Sea. Marine Biology 159: DOI /s Casale P., Broderick A.C., Freggi D., Mencacci R., Fuller W.J., Godley B.J., Luschi P Long-term residence of juvenile loggerhead turtles to foraging grounds: a potential conservation hotspot in the Mediterranean. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 22(2): DOI: /aqc Wallace B.P., DiMatteo A.D., Bolten A.B., Chaloupka M.Y., Hutchinson B.J., Abreu-Grobois F.A., Mortimer J.A., Seminoff J.A., Amorocho D., Bjorndal K.A., Bourjea J., Bowen B.W., Briseño Dueñas R., Casale P., Choudhury B.C., Costa A., Dutton P.H., Fallabrino A., Finkbeiner E.M., Girard A., Girondot M., Godfrey M.H., Hamann M., Hurley B.J., López- Mendilaharsu M., Marcovaldi M.A., Musick J.A., Nel R., Pilcher N.J., Troëng S., Witherington Pag 4 di 12

5 B., Mast R.B Global conservation priorities for marine turtles. PLoS ONE 6(9): e doi: /journal.pone Lauriano G., Panigada S., Casale P., Pierantonio N., Donovan G.P Aerial survey abundance estimates of the loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) in the Pelagos Sanctuary, Northwestern Mediterranean Sea. Marine Ecology Progress Series 437: Casale P Sea turtle by-catch in the Mediterranean. Fish and Fisheries 12: doi: /j x 33. Casale P., Mazaris A.D., Freggi D Estimation of age at maturity of loggerhead sea turtles Caretta caretta in the Mediterranean using length frequency data. Endangered Species Research 13(2): Nada M., Casale P Sea turtle bycatch and consumption in Egypt threatens Mediterranean turtle populations. Oryx 45(1): Casale P., Conte N., Freggi D., Cioni C., Argano R Age and growth determination by skeletochronology in loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) from the Mediterranean Sea. Scientia Marina 75(1): Wallace B.P., DiMatteo A.D., Hurley B.J., Finkbeiner E.M., Bolten A.B., Chaloupka M.Y., Hutchinson B.J., Abreu-Grobois F.A., Amorocho D., Bjorndal K.A., Bourjea J., Bowen B.W., Briseño Dueñas R., Casale P., Choudhury B.C., Costa A., Dutton P.H., Fallabrino A., Girard A., Girondot M., Godfrey M.H., Hamann M., López-Mendilaharsu M., Marcovaldi M.A., Mortimer J.A., Musick J.A., Nel R., Pilcher N.J., Seminoff J.A., Troëng S., Witherington B., Mast R.B Regional Management Units for marine turtles: a novel framework for prioritizing conservation and research across multiple scales. PLoS ONE 5(12): e doi: /journal.pone Casale P., Affronte M., Insacco G., Freggi D., Vallini C., Pino d Astore P., Basso R., Paolillo G., Abbate G., Argano R Sea turtle strandings reveal high anthropogenic mortality in Italian waters. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 20: Hamann M., Godfrey M.H., Seminoff J.A., Arthur K., Barata P.C.R., Bjorndal K.A., Bolten A.B., Broderick A.C., Campbell L.M., Carreras C., Casale P., Chaloupka M., Chan S.K.F., Coyne M.S., Crowder L.B., Diez C.E., Dutton P.H., Epperly S.P., FitzSimmons N.N., Formia A., Girondot M., Hays G.C., IJiunn C., Kaska Y., Lewison R., Mortimer J.A., Nichols W.J., Reina R.D., Shanker K., Spotila J.R., Tomás J., Wallace B.P., Work T.M., Zbinden J., Godley B.J Global research priorities for sea turtles: informing management and conservation in the 21st century. Endangered Species Research 11: doi: /esr Casale P., Pino d Astore P., Argano R Age at size and growth rates of early juvenile loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) in the Mediterranean based on length frequency analysis. Herpetological Journal 19: Casale P., Mazaris A., Freggi D., Vallini C., Argano R Growth rates and age at adult size of loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) in the Mediterranean Sea, estimated through capturemark-recapture records. Scientia Marina 73(3): Lazar B., Lacković G., Casale P., Freggi D., Tvrtković N Histological validation of gonad gross morphology to sex juvenile loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta). Herpetological Journal 18: Casale P., Abbate G., Freggi D., Conte N., Oliverio M., Argano R Foraging ecology of loggerhead sea turtles Caretta caretta in the central Mediterranean: evidence for a relaxed life history model. Marine Ecology Progress Series 372: Casale P., Abbate G., Freggi D., Argano R Caretta caretta (loggerhead sea turtle). Digestion time. Herpetological Review 39 (3): Casale P., Freggi D., Gratton P., Argano R, Oliverio M Mitochondrial DNA reveals regional and interregional importance of the central Mediterranean African shelf for loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta). Scientia Marina 72(3): Casale P., Freggi D., Rocco M Mortality induced by drifting longline hooks and branchlines in loggerhead sea turtles, estimated through observation in captivity. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 18: DOI: /aqc.894 Pag 5 di 12

6 20. Casale P., Cattarino L., Freggi D., Rocco M., Argano R Incidental catch of marine turtles by Italian trawlers and longliners in the central Mediterranean. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 17: DOI: /aqc Casale P., Freggi D., Basso R., Vallini C., Argano R A model of area fidelity, nomadism, and distribution patterns of loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) in the Mediterranean Sea. Marine Biology 152: Casale P., Mazaris A.D., Freggi D., Basso R., Argano R Survival probabilities of loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) estimated from capture-mark-recapture data in the Mediterranean Sea. Scientia Marina 71(2): Casale P, Lazar B, Pont S, Tomás J, Zizzo N, Alegre F, Badillo J, Di Summa A, Freggi D, Lacković G, Raga JA, Rositani L, Tvrtković N Sex ratios of juvenile loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) in the Mediterranean Sea. Marine Ecology Progress Series 324: Casale P., Freggi D., Basso R., Argano R Length-width and length-weight relationships of Caretta caretta from Italy, Mediterranean Sea. Marine Turtle Newsletter 110: Casale P., Freggi D., Basso R., Argano R Interaction of the static net fishery with loggerhead sea turtles in the Mediterranean: insights from mark-recapture data. Herpetological Journal 15: Casale P., Freggi D., Basso R., Argano R Size at male maturity, sexing methods and adult sex ratio in loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) from Italian waters investigated through tail measurements. Herpetological Journal 15: Casale P., Freggi D., Basso R., Argano R Oceanic habitats for loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) in the Mediterranean Sea. Marine Turtle Newsletter 107: Casale P., Freggi D., Basso R., Argano R Epibiotic barnacles and crabs as indicators of Caretta caretta distribution and movements in the Mediterranean Sea. J. Mar. Biol. Ass. U.K. 84: Casale P., Laurent L., De Metrio G Incidental capture of marine turtles by the Italian trawl fishery in the north Adriatic Sea. Biological Conservation 119(3): doi: /j.biocon Lazar B., Casale P., Tvrtković N., Kožul V., Tutman P., Glavić N The presence of green sea turtle, Chelonia mydas, in the Adriatic sea. Herpetological Journal 14: Bradai M.N., Nicolosi P., Casale P., Jribi I., Turchetto M., El Abed A The presence of leatherback turtles in the central Mediterranean area: data from Italy and Tunisia. Biol. Mar. Med. 11(2): Casale P. and Cannavò G When a turtle is worth a hook. Marine Turtle Newsletter 101: Casale P. and Argano R Sea turtles in the Mediterranean: distribution and conservation aspects. Biogeographia XXIV: Casale P., Nicolosi P., Freggi D., Turchetto M., Argano R Leatherback turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) in Italy and in the Mediterranean basin. Herpetological Journal 13: Casale P., Laurent L., Gerosa G., Argano R Molecular evidence of male-biased dispersal in loggerhead turtle juveniles. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 267(2): Casale P., Gerosa G. and Yerli S.V Female-biased primary sex ratio of the green turtle (Chelonia mydas) estimated through sand temperatures at Akyatan, Turkey. Zoology in the Middle East 20: Casale P., Gerosa G., Argano A., Barbaro S. and Fontana G Testosterone titers of immature loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) incidentally caught in the Central Mediterranean: a preliminary sex ratio study. Chelonian Conservation and Biology 3(1): Pag 6 di 12

7 2. Laurent L., Casale P., Bradai M. N., Godley B. J., Gerosa G., Broderick A. C., Schroth W., Schierwater B., Levy A. M., Freggi D., Abd El-Mawla E. M., Hadoud D.A., Gomati H. E., Domingo M., Hadjichristophorou M., Kornaraky L., Demirayak F. and Gautier Ch Molecular resolution of marine turtle stock composition in fishery bycatch: a case study in the Mediterranean. Molecular Ecology 7: Gerosa G., Aureggi M., Casale P. and Yerli S.V Green turtle nesting at Akyatan beach, Turkey, Marine Turtle Newsletter 81:4-5. Libri/report/proceedings di maggior rilievo (autore o editor) 23. Casale, P. & Tucker, A.D Caretta caretta. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.t3897a Casale, P Caretta caretta (Mediterranean subpopulation). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.t a Casale, P. & Marco, A Caretta caretta (North East Atlantic subpopulation). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.t a Casale, P Caretta caretta (North East Indian Ocean subpopulation). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.t a Casale, P. & Matsuzawa, Y Caretta caretta (North Pacific subpopulation). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.t a Casale, P Caretta caretta (North West Indian Ocean subpopulation). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.t a Casale, P., Riskas, K., Tucker, A.D. & Hamann, M Caretta caretta (South East Indian Ocean subpopulation). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.t a Limpus, C. & Casale, P Caretta caretta (South Pacific subpopulation). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.t a Casale, P. & Marcovaldi, M Caretta caretta (South West Atlantic subpopulation). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.t a Nel, R. & Casale, P Caretta caretta (South West Indian Ocean subpopulation). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.t a Bradai M.N., Casale P. (Eds) Proceedings of the third Mediterranean conference on marine turtles. Barcelona Convention, Bern Convention, Bonn Convention (CMS). Tunis, Tunisia, 130 pp. 12. Turkozan O., Casale P., Rees A. (Guest eds.) Special focus issue: sea turtles in the Mediterranean. Marine Turtle Newsletter Casale P. and Margaritoulis D. (Eds.) Sea Turtles in the Mediterranean: Distribution, Threats and Conservation Priorities. IUCN/SSC Marine Turtle Specialist Group. Gland, Switzerland: IUCN, 294 pp. 10. Casale P., Margaritoulis D., Aksissou M., Aureggi M., Benhardouze W., Bradai M.N., Broderick A.C., Carreras C., Demetropoulos A., Fuller W.J., Glen F., Godfrey M.H., Godley B.J., Hadjichristophorou M., Hamza A., Haxhiu I., Jony M., Jribi I., Kaska Y., Khalil M., Kusetoğullari H., Lazar B., Levy Y., Mifsud C., Nada M., Oliver G., Panagopoulou A., Rees A.F., Saad A., Tiwari M., Tomás J., Türkozan O., Žiža V Overview. In: Casale, P. and Margaritoulis, D. (Eds.). Sea Turtles in the Mediterranean: Distribution, Threats and Conservation Priorities. IUCN/SSC Marine Turtle Specialist Group. Gland, Switzerland: IUCN, Nada M., Casale P Egypt. In: Casale, P. and Margaritoulis, D. (Eds.). Sea Turtles in the Mediterranean: Distribution, Threats and Conservation Priorities. IUCN/SSC Marine Turtle Specialist Group. Gland, Switzerland: IUCN, Pag 7 di 12

8 8. Casale P Italy. In: Casale P. and Margaritoulis D. (Eds.). Sea Turtles in the Mediterranean: Distribution, Threats and Conservation Priorities. IUCN/SSC Marine Turtle Specialist Group. Gland, Switzerland: IUCN, Casale P Incidental catch of marine turtles in the Mediterranean Sea: captures, mortality, priorities. WWF Italy, Rome. 6. Casale P Le tartarughe. In: Fraissinet M. and Petretti F. (Eds.), Salvati dall Arca. Alberto Perdisa editore, Bologna WWF, WWF s Species Action Plan for the conservation of marine turtles in the Mediterranean Sea. WWF Report. [written by P. Casale] 4. Gerosa G., Casale P Interaction of marine turtles with fisheries in the Mediterranean. Mediterranean Action Plan UNEP, Regional Activity Centre for Specially Protected Areas. 59 pp. ISBN: Margaritoulis D., Argano R., Baran I., Bentivegna F., Bradai M.N., Caminas J.A., Casale P., De Metrio G., Demetropoulos A., Gerosa G., Godley B., Houghton J., Laurent L., Lazar B Loggerhead turtles in the Mediterranean Sea: present knowledge and conservation perspectives. In: A.B. Bolten and B. Witherington (Eds.) Loggerhead Sea Turtles. Smithsonian Institution Press Laurent L., Camiñas J.A., Casale P., Deflorio M., De Metrio G., Kapantagakis A., Margaritoulis D., Politou C.Y., Valeiras J Assessing marine turtle bycatch in European drifting longline and trawl fisheries for identifying fishing regulations. Project-EC-DGXIV Joint project of BIOINSIGHT, CUM, IEO, IMBC, STPS. Final report. Villeurbanne, France, 268 p Casale P Il comportamento animale Istinto, apprendimento, società. [Animal Behavior: Instinct, Learning, Cooperation] Mondadori Editore. 123 pp. [translated in English, Portuguese, Spanish, French, German, Polish, Chinese] Comunicazioni congressuali 56. Casale P., Heppell S. - How many turtles in the sea? A stationary age distribution model of the Mediterranean sea turtle populations. Proc. 35th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. International Sea Turtle Society. in press. 55. Casale P., Angueko D., Bibang Bi Nguema J.N., Cardiec, F. Chartrain, E. Godley B.J., de Dieu Lewembe, J. Mendome, S. Mengue M'Adzaba P., Hervé Mve Beh J., Parnell R.J., Tiwari, M. Verhage, B. Vilela, R. Witt, M.J., Formia A. - Sea turtle by-catch in the industrial trawling fishery of Gabon. Proc. 35th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. International Sea Turtle Society. in press. 54. Rigoli A., Freggi D., Ciccocioppo A., Vagnoli G., Luschi P., Casale P. - Geometric morphometrics of Loggerhead Turtle (Caretta caretta) in the central Mediterranean. Proc. 35th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. International Sea Turtle Society. in press. 53. Vagnoli G., Freggi D., Ciccocioppo A., Rigoli A., Cambiè G., Luschi P., Casale P. - Incidental catch of sea turtles in the central Mediterranean by the Lampedusa fishing fleet and possible trends. Proc. 35th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. International Sea Turtle Society. in press. 52. Ciccocioppo A., Freggi D., Rigoli A., Vagnoli G., Cambiè G., Luschi P., Casale P. - Spatiotemporal distribution of loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) in the Pelagie Islands archipelago. Proc. 35th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. International Sea Turtle Society. in press. 51. Casale P. - Sea turtle conservation in the Mediterranean Sea: status, priorities and the key role of Turkey. 4 th National Turkish Marine Turtle Symposium. In press. 50. Casale P., Simone G., Conoscitore C., Conoscitore M., Salvemini P. - The Gulf of Manfredonia: a new neritic foraging area for loggerhead sea turtles in the Adriatic Sea. Proc. 32nd Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. International Sea Turtle Society. in press. Pag 8 di 12

9 49. Casale P., Broderick A.C., Freggi D., Mencacci R., Fuller W.J., Godley B.J., Luschi P. - Longterm residence of juvenile loggerhead turtles to foraging grounds: a potential conservation hotspot in the Mediterranean. Proc. 32nd Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. International Sea Turtle Society. in press. 48. Leslie A, Amorocho DF, Casale P, Hitipeuw C, Diallo M, Antonopoulo M, Fish M WWF s marine turtle conservation programme. Tucker T., Belkis L., Panagopoulou A., Rees A., Frick M., Williams K., LeRoux R., Stewart K. (Compilers). Proc. 33rd Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. International Sea Turtle Society. NOAA Technical Memorandum NOAA NMFS-SEFSC-645: Casale P., Freggi D., Cinà A., Rocco M Movimenti e comportamento riproduttivo di maschi adulti di tartaruga Caretta caretta monitorati tramite tracking satellitare da una zona di alimentazione. Scillitani G., Liuzzi C., Lorusso L., Mastripasqua F., Ventrella P. (a cura di). IX Congresso Societas Herpetologica Italica. P Casale P, Conte, N Freggi D, Argano R, Cioni C Growth rates and age at maturity of loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) in the Mediterranean Sea, estimated through skeletochronology. Blumenthal J., Panagopoulou A., Rees A., (Compilers). Proc. 30th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. International Sea Turtle Society. NOAA Technical Memorandum NOAA NMFS-SEFSC-640: Hamann M, Godfrey MH, Seminoff JA, Arthur K, Barata PCR, Bjorndal KA, Bolten AB, Broderick AC, Campbell LM, Carreras C, Casale P, Chaloupka M, Chan SKF, Coyne MS, Crowder LB, Diez CE, Dutton PH, Epperly SP, FitzSimmons NN, Formia A, Girondot M, Hays GC, IJiunn C, Kaska Y, Lewison R, Mortimer JA, Nichols WJ, Reina RD, Shanker K, Spotila JR, Tomás J, Wallace BP, Work TM, Zbinden J, Godley BJ Priorities for sea turtle conservation research. Blumenthal J., Panagopoulou A., Rees A., (Compilers). Proc. 30th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. International Sea Turtle Society. NOAA Technical Memorandum NOAA NMFS-SEFSC-640: D Addario M., Casale P., Freggi D Epibionts of loggerhead sea turtles, Caretta caretta, in the central Mediterranean. Jones T., Wallace B. (Compilers). Proc. 31st Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. International Sea Turtle Society. NOAA Technical Memorandum NOAA NMFS-SEFSC-631: Lauriano G., Panigada S., Casale P., Pierantonio N., Donovan G.P Abundance estimates of the loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) in the Pelagos Sanctuary, northwestern Mediterranean Sea. Jones T., Wallace B. (Compilers). Proc. 31st Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. International Sea Turtle Society. NOAA Technical Memorandum NOAA NMFS-SEFSC-631: Casale P Sea turtle bycacth in the Mediterranean: captures, mortality, priorities. Belkis L., Frick M., Panagopoulou A., Rees A., Williams K. (Compilers). Proc. 29th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. International Sea Turtle Society. NOAA Technical Memorandum NOAA NMFS-SEFSC-630: Galli S, Mencacci R, Affronte M, Freggi D, Sirna R, Meschini P, Scaravelli D, Casale P, Benvenuti S, Luschi P Where do Mediterranean loggerheads stay? Belkis L., Frick M., Panagopoulou A., Rees A., Williams K. (Compilers). Proc. 29th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. International Sea Turtle Society. NOAA Technical Memorandum NOAA NMFS-SEFSC-630: Casale P, Pino d Astore P, Argano R Age at size and growth rates of Mediterranean loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) in their first years of life. Proc. 3rd Mediterranean Conference on Marine Turtles. Tunis, October P Casale P, Freggi D, Rocco M Reproductive patters and routes of adult male loggerhead turtles in the Mediterranean: insights from satellite tracking. Proc. 3rd Mediterranean Conference on Marine Turtles. Tunis, October P Casale P Tackling sea turtle bycacth in the Mediterranean: strategy or fatalism? Proc. 3rd Mediterranean Conference on Marine Turtles. Tunis, October P Nada M., Casale P Intentional killing of sea turtles in Egypt: an important threat to Mediterranean populations. Proc. 3rd Mediterranean Conference on Marine Turtles. Tunis, October P Pag 9 di 12

10 36. Margaritoulis D, Casale P Update on research and conservation of marine turtles in the Mediterranean: successes and failures. Proc. 3rd Mediterranean Conference on Marine Turtles. Tunis, October P Luschi P., Affronte M., Freggi D., Lazar B., Mencacci R., Meschini P., Scaravelli D., Sirna R., Casale P Variability in movement patterns of immature Mediterranean loggerheads. Bentivegna F., Maffucci F., Mauriello V Book of Abstracts 4th Mediterranean Conference on Marine Turtles. P Garofalo L., Mastrogiacomo A., Casale P., Oliverio M., Freggi D., Carlini R., Eleni C., Gelli D., Knittweis L., Mifsud C., Mingozzi T., Mizzan L., Novarini N., Poppi L., Scaravelli D., Scillitani G., Novelletto A Genetic characterization of loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) stocks around Italy and Malta by using mitochondrial and nuclear markers. Bentivegna F., Maffucci F., Mauriello V Book of Abstracts 4th Mediterranean Conference on Marine Turtles. P Mingozzi T., Urso S., Cambiè G., Casale P An updated overview of nesting activity of the loggerhead sea turtle Caretta caretta in Italy: further highlights on the potential value of an effective monitoring for turtle conservation. Bentivegna F., Maffucci F., Mauriello V Book of Abstracts 4th Mediterranean Conference on Marine Turtles. P Casale P., Affronte M., Insacco G., Freggi D., Vallini C., Pino d Astore P., Basso R., Paolillo G., Abbate G., Argano R Spiaggiamenti di tartarughe marine in Italia: evidenza di elevata mortalità di origine antropica. In: Di Tizio L., Di Cerbo A.R., Di Francesco N., Cameli A. (Eds). Atti VIII Congresso Nazionale Societas Herpetologica Italica, Ianieri Edizioni, Pescara, 584 pp. 31. Casale P Tartarughe marine del Mediterraneo: stato delle conoscenze e aspetti di conservazione. Atti Convegno Biodiversità Marina. Adriatico, un mare di tartarughe. P Casale P., Freggi D., Gratton P., Tigano A., Mastrogiacomo A., Argano R., Oliverio M Origin of loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) from the central Mediterranean neritic foraging ground. Dean, K., Lopez Castro, M. (compilers). Proceedings of the Twenty-eighth Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. NOAA Technical Memorandum NOAA NMFS-SEFSC-602: Nada M., Casale P Sea turtle killing and consumption in the Mediterranean coast of Egypt. Dean, K., Lopez Castro, M. (compilers). Proceedings of the Twenty-eighth Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. NOAA Technical Memorandum NOAA NMFS-SEFSC-602: Casale P., Abbate G., Freggi D., Argano R Digestion time of wild preys in the loggerhead sea turtle Caretta caretta. Dean, K., Lopez Castro, M. (compilers). Proceedings of the Twenty-eighth Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. NOAA Technical Memorandum NOAA NMFS-SEFSC-602: Whittock P.A., Case M., Casale P., Dean C The impact of sea level rise on a major Mediterranean loggerhead sea turtle nesting site: Zakynthos island, Greece. Dean, K., Lopez Castro, M. (compilers). Proceedings of the Twenty-eighth Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. NOAA Technical Memorandum NOAA NMFS-SEFSC-602: Gračan R., Lazar B., Casale P., Freggi D., Posavec I., Lacković G Validation of a technique for skeletochronology analysis of somatic growth in loggerhead sea turtles, Caretta caretta, from Mediterranean Sea. In: Proceeding of Abstracts (Besendorfer, V. et al., eds), pp th Croatian Biological Congress with International Participation, September 2009, Osijek, Croatia. HBD 1885, Zagreb. 25. Casale P Il ruolo dell Italia nella conservazione delle tartarughe marine nel Mediterraneo. In: Corti C (Ed.), Herpetologia Sardiniae. Societas Herpetologica Italica, Edizioni Belvedere, Latina, le scienze (8), p Mingozzi T., Bentivegna F., Casale P., Maffucci F Quadro delle conoscenze e priorità di ricerca/conservazione su Caretta caretta, Tartaruga comune, in Italia. In: Corti C (Ed.), Pag 10 di 12

11 Herpetologia Sardiniae. Societas Herpetologica Italica, Edizioni Belvedere, Latina, le scienze (8), p Abbate G., Casale P., Freggi D., Rocco M., Argano R Diet and ecological transition of loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) in the central Mediterranean. Rees A.F., Frick M., Panagopoulou A., Williams K. (compilers). Proceedings of the 27th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC-569, p Casale P., Mazaris A.D., Freggi D., Basso R., Pino d Astore P., Argano R Growth rates and age-at-size of juvenile loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) in the Mediterranean Sea, estimated through length frequency data. Rees A.F., Frick M., Panagopoulou A., Williams K. (compilers). Proceedings of the 27th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC-569, p Casale P., Freggi D., Vallini C., Nannarelli S., Dominici A., Basso R., Marzano G., Affronte M., Argano R Growth rates of Caretta caretta in the Mediterranean Sea. In: Kalb, H., Rohde, A.S., Gayheart, K., Shanker, K. (Compilers), Proceedings of the Twenty-Fifth Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS- SEFSC-582, Miami. Pp Casale P., Zizzo N., Affronte M., Freggi D., Basso R., Vallini C., Prunella V., Argano R., Rocco M Evidence of human-induced mortality among turtles stranded along Italian coasts. In: Kalb, H., Rohde, A.S., Gayheart, K., Shanker, K. (Compilers), Proceedings of the Twenty-Fifth Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS- SEFSC-582, Miami. Pp Lazar B., Lacković G., Casale P., Freggi D., Rocco M., Tvrtković N Sex ratios of juvenile loggerhead sea turtles, Caretta caretta, in the Mediterranean. In: Kalb, H., Rohde, A.S., Gayheart, K., Shanker, K. (Compilers), Proceedings of the Twenty-Fifth Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC-582, Miami. Pp Casale P., Freggi D., Rocco M First assessment of sea turtle catch rate by trawlers fishing on the central Mediterranean African shelf. In: Mast, R.B., Hutchinson B.J., Hutchinson, A.H. (Compilers). Proceedings of the Twenty-fourth Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC-567, Miami. Pp Casale P., Freggi D., Basso R., Argano R Tail measurements of loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) from Italian waters: size at male puberty, sexing methods, and sex ratio in adult-sized specimens. In: Mast, R.B., Hutchinson B.J., Hutchinson, A.H. (Compilers). Proceedings of the Twenty-fourth Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC-567, Miami. P Deflorio M, Casale P., Aprea A., and De Metrio G Comparison of past and present turtle catch rates by longliners in the Gulf of Taranto, Mediterranean Sea. In: Mast, R.B., Hutchinson B.J., Hutchinson, A.H. (Compilers). Proceedings of the Twenty-fourth Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC-567, Miami. P Casale P., Lazar B., Vallini C Incidental captures of sea turtles in the north Adriatic Sea. Proceedings of the Conference Cetaceans, sea turtles and sharks of the Adriatic Sea Oct 2006, Cattolica, Italy. 14. Dick G and Casale P Assessment, monitoring and reporting of conservation status how does the approach of the European Union fit to sea turtles? Frick, M., Panagopoulou A., Rees A. F. and K. Williams (compilers). Book of Abstracts. Twenty Sixth Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. International Sea Turtle Society, Athens, Greece. 13. Casale P. and Freggi D Sex ratio of loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) juveniles in the central Mediterranean through direct observation of gonads. Pilcher NJ (Compiler), Pag 11 di 12

12 Proceedings of the 23 rd Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation NOAA Tech. Memo. NMFS-SEFSC-536. pp Freggi D. and Casale P Conditions and mortality factors of loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) captured by longliners: observations from the rescue centre of Lampedusa (Italy). rd Pilcher NJ (Compiler), Proceedings of the 23 Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation NOAA Tech. Memo. NMFS-SEFSC-536. pp Cattarino L, Casale P, Freggi D, Rocco M, Argano R Turtle by-catch around Lampedusa island, central Mediterranean. Frick, M., Panagopoulou A., Rees A. F. and K. Williams (compilers). Book of Abstracts. Twenty Sixth Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. International Sea Turtle Society, Athens, Greece. 10. Casale P., Freggi D., Basso R., Argano R Possible movement patterns of loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) in the Mediterranean Sea. Book of Abstracts of the 2 nd Mediterranean Conference on Marine Turtles. 9. Casale P. and Rocco M The WWF s Marine Turtle Action Plan for the Mediterranean nd Sea. Book of Abstracts of the 2 Mediterranean Conference on Marine Turtles. 8. Lazar B, Lackovic G, Casale P, Freggi D, Rocco M, and Tvrtkovic N Sexing of juvenile loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta): gonadal morphology vs. histology. Book of Abstracts of the 2 nd Mediterranean Conference on Marine Turtles. 7. Biletta M., Zucchini M., Lo Conte F., Casale P, Freggi D Carapace e dintorni: medicina d urgenza e manualità chirurgiche effettuate su caretta caretta nel centro recupero tartarughe marine del WWF a Lampedusa. Proceedings of the congress La tartaruga marina dal veterinario. Univesity of Bari, Valenzano. 6. Casale P., Cantoro G., Colucci A., Freggi D., Paolillo G., Ricciardi D., Spoto M., Rocco M The sea turtle network of WWF-Italy. Proceedings of the 22 nd Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation, Miami USA April NOAA Techn. Memo. NMFS-SEFSC-503, p Casale P., Argano R., Basso R., Freggi D., Gerosa G Mark-recapture of loggerhead turtles nd at sea: results of a 20-year program in Italy. Proceedings of the 22 Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation, Miami USA April NOAA Techn. Memo. NMFS-SEFSC-503, p Casale P., Argano R., Basso R., Freggi D., Gerosa G Loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) records from Italian waters. Proceedings of the First Mediterranean Conference on Marine Turtles. Barcelona Convention Bern Convention Bonn Convention (CMS). Nicosia, Cyprus. P Casale P., Argano R., Basso R., Freggi D., Gerosa G Leatherback sea turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) in Italian waters. Proceedings of the First Mediterranean Conference on Marine Turtles. Barcelona Convention Bern Convention Bonn Convention (CMS). Nicosia, Cyprus. P Casale P., Laurent L., De Metrio G Incidental capture of marine turtles in the North Adriatic Sea by Italian trawlers. Proceedings of the First Mediterranean Conference on Marine Turtles. Barcelona Convention Bern Convention Bonn Convention (CMS). Nicosia, Cyprus. P Gerosa G., Casale P. and Yerli S.V Report on a sea turtle nesting beach study (Akyatan, Turkey), International Congress of Chelonian Conservation. Gonfaron, France, 6th to 10th July Roma 15/02/2016 (firma) Pag 12 di 12

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