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Occurrence of Kemp's ridley sea turtle ( Lepidochelys kempii) in the Mediterranean
Juan Antonio RagaJesús Tomássubject
Mediterranean climateFisheryGeographyEcologybiologyKemp's ridley sea turtleJuvenileCarapaceAquatic ScienceOceanographybiology.organism_classificationEcology Evolution Behavior and SystematicsRidley sea turtledescription
Recent reports of Kemp's ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys kempii) in the Western Mediterranean calls for a re-assessment of the relative importance and the presence of this species in this sea. Different hypotheses to account for the increase in reports are discussed. The present note provides a new report of the species, a juvenile of 28 cm curved carapace length caught close to Valencia (east Spain) on 16 July 2006. Conservation measures in the area should consider this species in the near future.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-01-01 | Marine Biodiversity Records |