IUCN Marine Turtle Specialist Group 2015 Annual General Mee.ng Regional Update Southwest Atlan.c Region Regional Vice Chairs Neca Marcovaldi Joca Thomé Alejandro Fallabrino
Regional Membership Three countries (Brazil, Uruguay, ArgenCna) Claudio Bellini (Tamar) BR Cesar C.D.da Silva (Tamar) Guy Marcovaldi (Tamar) Neca Marcovaldi (Tamar) Gustave G. López (Tamar) Luciano S. Soares (Universityof Florida) Milagros López Mendilaharsu (Tamar / Karumbé) João Carlos A. Thomé (Tamar) CeciliaBaptistotte (Tamar) Paulo Barata (Fiocruz) Bruno Giffoni (Tamar) Antonio de Pádua Almeida (Tamar) AR UY Alejandro Fallabrino (Karumbé) Andrés Estrades (Karumbé) Ma.Noel Caraccio (Karumbé) Cecilia Lezama (Karumbé) Laura Prosdocimi (PRICTMA) Diego Albareda (PRICTMA) 18 members
Regional Concerns ongoing concerns for turtles Longline >Leatherbacks (foraging) juvandadults(domingo et al. 2006, Sales et al. 2008, Bugoniet al. 2010) Longline >Loggerheads (foraging) juvandadults(domingo et al. 2006, Sales et al. 2008, Ponset al. 2010) Trawlfishery (shrimp) in SE >Lo (breeding) (Silva et al. 2010) Trawlfishery (finfish) inrg and R. de laplata > Cc (foraging) (Monteiro 2004, Miller et al. 2006) GillnetsthroughouFhecoast >greens (foraging) (Gallo et al. 2006, Marcovaldi et al. 2009, Lezama 2009, Lima et al. 2010, Gonzales Carman et al. 2012, Rivas 2012) Gillnetsin ES (breeding )/Rio de laplata (foraging) > Dc (Fiedleret al. 2012, Perez &Wharlich, 2005, VélezRubio, G. 2011, Gonzales Carman et al. 2012) Pollu.on(marine lifer) in R. de laplataandsouthbrazil> Cm juv(bugoniet al. 2001,Murman 2011, GonzalezCarman et al. 2014 and 2015) CoastalDevelopment (light pollucon, beach use, dredging, ports) main nescng beaches SE/NE coast of Brazil > Cc, Dc, Lo, Ei adults and hatchlings (RevistaBiodiversidadeBrasileira 2011) CoastalDevelopment (dredging, ports) in Uruguay > Cm juv
Regional OpportuniCes Sea turtle hybridizacon in the Brazilian coast: a genecc, ecological and behavioral analysis (ongoing PhD Thesis, L. Soares) Satellite tracking of neonate sea turtles in the SWA (K. Mansfield, University of Central Florida/NOAA/TAMAR) Satellite telemetry studies at main sea turtle breeding grounds in Brazil (requirement for ERA due to seismic accvices) CollaboraCon between TAMAR (Brazil) and FURG University (Brazil): InteracCon between the trawl fishery and loggerheads turtles in RS (ongoing PhD Thesis, D. Monteiro) OntogeneCc changes in diet and habitat use, age and growth escmates of the hawksbill turtle (L. Medeiros) PopulaCon structure and trophic ecology of loggerheads in the SWA (ongoing PhD Thesis, L. Medeiros) "Molecular and Morphometric characterizacon of Sea Turtle PopulaCons of Paraná, Brazil (PRICTMA/ Federal University of Paraná and Londrina State University) CollaboraCon between PRICTMA (ArgenCna) and the Federal University of Paraná (Brazil) What a skull morphology can tell about evolucon and behavior pafern of juvenile green turtles?: An important tool for turtles conservacon in Southwestern AtlanCc Ocean (Master Thesis, V. Coelho)
Regional OpportuniCes Sea turtle and Debris interaccon The current most serious problem for juveniles green turtles in Uruguay Trophic ecology of the juvenile green turtle in Uruguay using different methodologies Hypothermia and Rapana Snail colonizacon as new causes of stranding in Uruguay New Uruguay : NaConal Red List of Sea Turtles.
NaConal AcCon Plans NaConal AcCon Plan for the ConservaCon of Sea Turtles in Brazil (2016 2021) An evaluacon and planning meecng took place in November 2015 NaConal AcCon Plan for the ConservaCon of Sea Turtles in Republic of ArgenCna (2014 2015) ü NaConalAcConProgram to reduce theinteracconbetwen Sea Turtles and Marine Debris approved ü Pending approval: NaConal AcCon Program to reduce the InteracCon betwen Sea Turtles and Fisheries, by government authorices
NaConal AcCon Plan for the ConservaCon of Sea Turtles in Brazil (20162021) ObjecCve Recover sea turtle populacons of the five species found in Brazil, by improving research to address major threats and strengthening conservacon accons. Specific objeccves EsCmate incidental capture, mortality and idencfy areas with the highest interaccon between sea turtles and fisheries; Reduce incidental capture and mortality of sea turtles in fishing accvices; Protect priority rookeries along the Brazilian coast and oceanic islands; Monitor other idencfied rookeries in Brazil; Protect sea turtles foraging areas along the Brazilian coast; Reduce pollucon impacts on sea turtles; Improve public policies and enforcement to guarantee sea turtles proteccon.
Networking & Regional Development XII Mee.ng of the IAC Scien.fic CommiNee in Chile (2015) 25 parccipants from 13 countries in the Americas XI Mee.ng of the IAC Consultant CommiNee (Video conference 2015) 15 parccipants from 7 countries in the Americas AFendance of Conference of the Par.es (COP 7) in Mexico in 2015. Members of 17 countries in the Americas. WIDECAST annual meecng in Manuabo, Puerto Rico (2015) Members of 27 countries afended the meecng. CollaboraCon to SWOT REPORT 11 Sea Turtle in South America, that will be released in Peru
Networking & Regional Development Sea Turtle Research and Conserva.on in the SW Atlan.c Brazil, Uruguay and Argen.na (8 th ASO Mee.ng) The conference sessions of the 8 th ASO will be held in Lima, Perú during the Sea Turtle Symposium in March, 2016. The following themacc sessions will be held at the meecng: Environmental Educa.on and Awareness Health Public Policy Incidental Capture Green Turtle Feeding Grounds Mul.ple Threats Analysis for Leatherback Turtle