31st Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Con...

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31st Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation

The website is open for registration and ABSTRACT SUBMISSION. The deadline for abstract submission is NOVEMBER 15, 2010. Submissions must be made online. Please see below for full submission guidelines and a list of sessions.


PROGRAM CO-CHAIRS: BRYAN WALLACE ([hidden email]) AND T. TODD JONES ([hidden email])

PROGRAM COORDINATOR: DUBOSE GRIFFIN

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 15 NOVEMBER 2010

There is a limit of one oral and one poster abstract or two poster abstracts (two abstracts maximum overall) per lead (submitting, presenting) author.

Registration fees must be paid before an abstract can be submitted.

Abstract Submission Guidelines and Instructions

All abstracts for oral or poster presentations must be submitted online . Deadline for submission of abstracts is 15 NOVEMBER 2010. The descriptions of program sessions for ISTS31, as well as guidelines for composing and submitting abstracts to each session, are listed below. Abstracts must be of high quality or they may be rejected by the Program Committee. Please note that the Program Committee puts a significant emphasis on both the oral and poster sessions during the Symposium.

Please note that upon submitting an abstract, you must choose the appropriate session for your abstract based on the session titles and descriptions provided below and label your submission accordingly. If your abstract does not fit into one of these sessions, please label it 'Other', and we will place it in the most appropriate session.

Information Required for Abstract Submission

1. Name of presenting author
2. Email of presenting author (an email contact is required)
3. Fax number of presenting author
4. Date this information was submitted (DD/MM/YY)
5. Title of presentation (ALL IN UPPERCASE)
6. All authors of the presentation in the order you want them to appear in the program. Place each author's name on a separate line.
7. Author(s) affiliation(s) in the same order as above. Please clarify any multiple affiliations
8. Abstract describing your presentation (500 words maximum). The abstracts must be submitted in English.
9. The session to which you are submitting your presentation. You must choose the most appropriate session based on the descriptions below. If it does not fit under any of the sessions, please label it as 'Other' and we will place it in the most appropriate session. See abstract category descriptions below.
10. Specify the type of presentation you wish to make. Your choices are: prefer oral, prefer poster, no preference, or video/film.
11. Equipment needed. Your choices are: slide projector, overhead projector, computer projector with MS Power Point, video/DVD player, or other (please give details).
12. Indicate whether you are a student and whether you would like to be considered for the Archie Carr Student Paper Awards (given to both oral and poster presentations of merit). Recently graduated presenters who are presenting work done as students will qualify for these awards.

THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF ALL ABSTRACTS IS 15 NOVEMBER 2010.

ABSTRACTS MUST BE SUBMITTED ONLINE. ABSTRACTS SUBMITTED BY MAIL WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED .

Notice of Acceptance

Final decisions on abstract acceptance will be made by the Program Committee. All lead authors will be notified of the acceptance of their oral or poster by 15 JANUARY 2011. If you need an acceptance letter sent to someone other than yourself, please specify this in your abstract submission.

Should your abstract be submitted or accepted for presentation as a poster, please review our suggested poster preparation guidelines.

http://iconferences.seaturtle.org/posters/

Proceedings

All submissions will be limited to 500 words (without graphics and/or tables). Accepted versions of abstracts will appear as such in Proceedings, which will be made available after the Symposium.

Cancellations

If for some serious reason you need to cancel your presentation, please inform the Program Co-Chairs Dr Bryan Wallace ([hidden email]) and Dr T. Todd Jones ([hidden email]) and the Program Coordinator DuBose Griffin ([hidden email]) immediately. Those who fail to present their papers or posters without cancelling in advance of the symposium will not be allowed to present in subsequent symposia.

Abstract Categories

Full session descriptions below and at http://iconferences.seaturtle.org/sessions.shtml

The Program Committee, comprising of no less than 20 people, will lead us through the following thematic sessions:

• CONSERVATION THROUGH SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, CULTURAL, AND LEGAL PATHWAYS
• BREEDING BIOLOGY
• FORAGING, PHYSIOLOGY, AND MOVEMENTS
• THREATS
• POPULATION ASSESSMENT
• HEALTH AND REHABILITATION

There will also be two special sessions:

• FINDING COMMON GROUND IN FISHERIES MANAGEMENT (INVITATION ONLY)
• OIL SPILL AND COLD-STUNNING EMERGENCY RESPONSES FOR SEA TURTLES

Session Descriptions

CONSERVATION THROUGH SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, CULTURAL, AND LEGAL PATHWAYS

This session will highlight the growing body of work on social, economic, legal and cultural aspects of marine turtles and their conservation. This session will cover studies that address issues of legislative support and enforcement, policies and programs that safeguard sea turtles and their habitats, cultural issues related to sea turtle monitoring and conservation and the reality of management given these perspectives. Preference will be given to papers that present new data and discussion; novel approaches to sea turtle conservation, management, and public policy; papers from areas of the world previously under-reported; papers that include robust evaluation of implementation, methodology and policy; and papers that describe the pathways towards the use and application of socio-economic, legal or cultural factors in management initiatives that resulted in successful conservation outcomes.

Specific topics in this session include:

• Fisheries management
• Social science and anthropological research
• Policy instruments and frameworks
• Natural resource management
• Working with indigenous groups
• Advocacy and education

BREEDING BIOLOGY

This session will cover all aspects of reproductive biology and behavior on land and at sea. More specifically, topics encompassed by this session include: nesting beach work and biology including nesting trends/updates, nesting ecology, hatching/emergence success and hatchling production, new methodologies and techniques, new nesting areas, mating, internesting behavior, and developmental/reproductive physiology. Priority for oral sessions will be given to studies that provide new insights into and advances in our understanding of nesting biology and hatchling production, evaluate the ecological role of sea turtles in the nesting habitat, describe new methodologies and techniques for nesting beach work, and long-term term studies that have important lessons for other nesting beaches.

Specific topics in this session include:

• Beach-based monitoring
• Hatching success/hatchling production
• Embryonic development
• Egg/nest physiology
• Developmental/reproductive physiology
• Breeding behavior
• Internesting behavior

FORAGING, PHYSIOLOGY, AND MOVEMENTS

Sea turtles spend nearly their entire lives in marine habitats, utilizing a series of developmental areas and foraging grounds throughout their life history. In this light, this session broadly includes sea turtle at-sea biology. This session will include: studies of sea turtle behavior, movements, migrations, diving behavior and physiology as measured by direct observation or by using methods such as data logging, telemetry and identification marking; orientation and navigation; monitoring and analysis of feeding behavior and diet selection; physiological regulation (e.g. thermoregulation, osmoregulation); functional morphology and swimming mechanics. Papers in this session should focus on research designed to understand what role sea turtles play in these diverse habitats and what impact these habitats have on the health and sustainability of the sea turtle aggregations using them. Information on new or short-term monitoring efforts on developmental areas is welcome. Priority for oral sessions will be given to reports that emphasize novel approaches, findings or observations that advance our understanding of sea turtle at-sea biology in the context to environmental characteristics and conditions; contributions with experimental approaches giving insight into physiological mechanisms that underlie behavior and life history are welcomed. Because of the limited number of oral presentation slots available, priority for talks will be given to well-designed studies that focus specifically on hypothesis-driven research, i.e. research aimed at elucidating novel behavioral mechanisms rather than descriptive studies. Abstracts to be considered for this session should include clearly described rationale, methods, results and discussion.

Specific topics in this session include:

• Telemetry studies of movements, migrations, or diving behavior
• Diet and feeding observations/evaluations
• Physiological regulation
• Functional morphology, locomotion

THREATS

This session will focus on evaluation and assessment of threats to sea turtles including fisheries bycatch, directed take, climate change, coastal development, and pollution and pathogens. Papers presented in this session will include information about: responses of sea turtles to specific threat or threats; evaluations of impacts of threats to sea turtle populations; evaluations of efforts to reduce impacts of threats to sea turtle populations. Researchers are encouraged to present results on a variety of threats-related aspects from quantitative and qualitative descriptions of the interactions to impacts on the population dynamics and mitigation measures results. Priority for oral presentations will be given to works that provide exportable conservation measures, regional comprehensive results, spatial-temporal analyses, innovative approaches to assessing threats, or results on areas or threats with high information gaps.

Specific topics in this session include assessing and addressing threats to sea turtles from:

• Fisheries bycatch
• Directed take
• Coastal development
• Climate change
• Pollution and pathogens

POPULATION ASSESSMENT

This session will bring together a broad range of researchers to present new approaches and findings on sea turtle population assessments. Specific topics will include: population demography (i.e. survival probabilities, growth rates and reproductive rates i), abundance and trends; metapopulation structure and population connectivity; population genetics (e.g. mixed stock analysis); management unit/population segment definitions. Studies from both nesting and foraging habitats are welcomed. We also welcome modeling approaches to population biology, in which mathematical or simulation models are used to elucidate marine turtle population parameters and vital rates. Priority for oral sessions will be given to novel, integrative approaches to define population structures and demography using various tools, as well as reports involving long-term monitoring programs, particularly in-water studies. Short-term assessments of nesting populations and descriptive studies should be submitted as poster presentations.

Specific topics in this session include:

• Population demography, abundance and trends
• Metapopulation structure and connectivity
• Population genetics
• Management unit/population segment definitions

HEALTH AND REHABILITATION

Sea Turtles have acute as well as chronic health concerns that require special methods and efforts for assessment and treatment. Papers in this session should emphasize new insights, either basic or applied, that contribute to individual, population and ecosystem health and long-term conservation goals for understanding and recovery of sea turtles. This session will consider all studies, both descriptive and experimental, aiming to improve knowledge on sea turtle health, diseases, specific treatments, prevention/control techniques and welfare, including also the study of environmental and anthropogenic effects on the health status of sea turtles. Priority for oral presentations will be given to papers with a well-documented methodological/experimental approach. In the case of papers that propose new techniques for the treatment of injured turtles, preference will be given to those with well-established results, which clearly show the improvement of the turtle and which could find application also to similar cases. Papers on new diseases or novel findings in old diseases (i.e. fibropapillomatosis) are welcome. Also, preference will be given to papers from countries outside the United States to improve participation by other nations researching the health, rehabilitation, and emergency response of sea turtles worldwide.

Specific topics in this session include:

• Health assessments
• Husbandry
• Rehabilitation procedures

SPECIAL SESSIONS

FINDING COMMON GROUND IN FISHERIES MANAGEMENT (INVITATION ONLY)

Bycatch interactions have been one of the main threats to sea turtles, and the development of effective management frameworks to reduce these threats has been a primary thrust of sea turtle conservationists worldwide. Still elusive, however, is the mechanism by which the primary stakeholders can reach a common, trusting dialogue in their mutual efforts to promote sustainable fisheries. In the United States, like elsewhere, these interested parties include State and Federal fisheries management agencies, the fishing industry, environmental groups, and seafood consumers). In this special session, we will assemble a group of speakers that will first share their perspectives and experiences, then assemble in panel form to openly and constructively discuss ways forward in the pursuit of sustainable, bycatch free fisheries.

OIL SPILL AND COLD-STUNNING EMERGENCY RESPONSES FOR SEA TURTLES

Recent events (e.g. Gulf of Mexico oil spill, mass cold-stunning event) have emphasized the need for effective and comprehensive emergency response when disaster strikes sea turtle populations. This special session will provide observations and insights into how different resources, disciplines, and systems must be called into action when an unexpected but potentially disastrous event occurs, such as the Gulf of Mexico oil spill and mass cold-stunning events. Invited panelists will describe first-hand experiences responding to these crises, and a panel discussion in plenary will provide a platform for interactions with audience members.

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