UH Hilo alumna investigates four Decades of Green Sea Turtle Strandings on Hawai'i Island
Island and Ocean Ecosystems
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The study analyzes Hawai'i Island data on stranding locations, dates, sizes, sex, health and the causes of the strandings. A total of 754 stranded green turtles were reported from 1983-2022: 379 stranded on the east coast of Hawai'i island and 375 on the west coast. The authors find that strandings peaked in 2011 and 2018 abd were highest from March to August.