ABUNDANCE, PRODUCTION, AND MIGRATIONS OF NESTING GREEN TURTLES AT ROSE ATOLL, AMERICAN SAMOA, A REGIONALLY IMPORTANT ROOKERY IN THE CENTRAL SOUTH PACIFIC OCEAN

Abundance, production, and migrations of nesting green turtles at Rose Atoll, American Samoa, a regionally important rookery in the Central South Pacific Ocean

Sea turtles are a taxon of conservation concern and are highly migratory, exposing them to a variety of screenprotector threats (e.g., fisheries bycatch, direct harvest) across their lifetime.Understanding the abundance of nesting females, hatchling production, and migratory movements - three of the most basic biological data needs for this species

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