Posts by Brian Hutchinson

Hawksbills: The Most Beautiful of Sea Turtles

SWOT Report vol. 17Brian HutchinsonJune 16, 2022Special Feature, Hawksbill, Global

Time to Sound the Alarm on the Silent Threat of Inorganic Pollutants

SWOT Report vol. 17Brian HutchinsonJune 16, 2022Pollution and Pathogens, Research and Status, Olive ridley, Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean

Genetic Tools for Sea Turtle Conservation

SWOT Report vol. 17Brian HutchinsonJune 16, 2022Research and Status, Genetics, Special Feature, Global

Why Are French Guiana Leatherbacks Declining?

SWOT Report vol. 17Brian HutchinsonJune 16, 2022Leatherback, South America, Caribbean Sea & Gulf of Mexico, Research and Status, Fisheries Bycatch

Precipitous Declines in Caribbean Leatherbacks

SWOT Report vol. 17Brian HutchinsonJune 16, 2022Leatherback, Caribbean Sea & Gulf of Mexico, Research and Status, Fisheries Bycatch

New Technology Uses Machine Learning to Tackle Tortoiseshell Trade

SWOT Report vol. 17Brian HutchinsonJune 16, 2022Hawksbill, Outreach and Action, Tortoiseshell, Direct Take

Editor's Note: Uplifting Successes and Daunting Gaps

SWOT Report vol. 17Brian HutchinsonJune 16, 2022

Finding the Keys to Safe Transport of Debilitated Turtles

Tending to the hundreds of debilitated sea turtles that wash ashore every year is a logistically complex operations that and carries risks for both the turtles and their rescuers. The Sea Turtle Preservation Society (STPS) has developed a set of best practices for transporting disabled turtles while mitigating some of the risks.

SWOT Report vol. 14Brian HutchinsonFebruary 4, 2019Rescue and Rehabilitation, Atlantic Ocean, Global, North America

Florida’s Red Tides and Their Impacts on Sea Turtles

Harmful algal blooms (HABs) have occurred on Florida’s west coast for centuries, with the first documented report of the HAB known as a red tide in 1844. Although many different organisms can cause HABs, the red tide that commonly affects the Gulf Coast of Florida is caused by a single-celled dinoflagellate known as…

SWOT Report vol. 14Brian HutchinsonFebruary 4, 2019North America, Pollution and Pathogens, Rescue and Rehabilitation, Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea & Gulf of Mexico

Eye of the Turtle

Thanks to the latest advances in underwater cameras, researchers can now study sea turtle behaviors, habitat use, and fine-scale movements using an array of new technologies.

SWOT Report vol. 14Brian HutchinsonFebruary 4, 2019Indian Ocean, Green turtle, Hawksbill

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