Table S1. Summary of peer-reviewed published literature describing movements of leatherback turtles determined from Thomson ISI Web of Knowledge.
Ocean
Indo-Pacific
Country
Total
References
California, USA
Costa Rica
Indonesia
Mexico
Papua New Guinea
1
54
19
9
19
South Africa
19
(Seminoff & Dutton 2007)
(Morreale et al. 1996; Shillinger et al. 2008)
(Benson et al. 2007a; Hitipeuw et al. 2007)
(Eckert & Sarti 1997)
(Benson et al. 2007b)
(Hughes et al. 1998; Luschi et al. 2003; Luschi et al. 2006; Sale et al.
2006)
121
North Atlantic
Canada
Costa Rica
Dominica
Florida, USA
French Guyana
Grenada
Ireland
Puerto Rico
Suriname
Trinidad and Tobago
St Croix, USVI
32
2
2
10
35
19
2
3
3
9
1
122
(James et al. 2005)
(Troëng et al. 2007)
(Byrne et al. 2009)
(Eckert et al. 2006)
(Duron-Dufrenne 1987; Ferraroli et al. 2004; Fossette et al. 2007)
(Hays et al. 2004)
(Doyle et al. 2008)
(Lutcavage et al. 2001)
(Ferraroli et al. 2004)
(Eckert 2006)
(Keinath & Musick 1993)
South Atlantic
Gabon
Uruguay
41
4
45
(Georges et al. 2007; Witt et al. 2008); This study
(Lopez-Mendilaharsu et al. 2009)
Grand Total
288
References
Benson S., Dutton P.H., Hitipeuw C., Samber B., Bakarbessy J. & Parker D. (2007a). Post-nesting migrations of leatherback turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) from JamursbaMedi, Bird's Head Peninsula, Indonesia. Chelonian Conservation and Biology, 6, 150-154.
Benson S.R., Kisokau K.M., Ambio L., Rei V., Dutton P.H. & Parker D. (2007b). Beach Use, Internesting Movement, and Migration of Leatherback Turtles, Dermochelys
coriacea, Nesting on the North Coast of Papua New Guinea. Chelonian Conservation and Biology, 6, 7-14.
Byrne R., Fish J., Doyle T.K. & Houghton J.D.R. (2009). Tracking leatherback turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) during consecutive inter-nesting intervals: Further support for
direct transmitter attachment. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 377, 68-75.
Doyle T.K., Houghton J.D.R., O’Súilleabháin P.F., Hobson V.J., Marnell F., Davenport J. & Hays G.C. (2008). Leatherback turtles satellite-tagged in European waters.
Endangered Species Research, 4, 23-31.
Duron-Dufrenne M. (1987). First satellite-based tracking in the Atlantic ocean of a leatherback turtle Dermochelys coriacea. C R Acad Sc Paris, 304, 399-402.
Eckert S.A. (2006). High-use oceanic areas for Atlantic leatherback sea turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) as identified using satellite telemetered location and dive information.
Marine Biology, 149, 1257-1267
Eckert S.A., Bagley D., Kubis S., Ehrhart L., Johnson C., Stewart K. & DeFresse D. (2006). Internesting and postnesting movements and foraging habitats of leatherback sea
turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) nesting in Florida. Chelonian Conservation and Biology, 5, 239-248.
Eckert S.A. & Sarti L. (1997). Distant fisheries implicated in the loss of the world's largest leatherback nesting population. Marine Turtle Newsletter, 78, 2-7.
Ferraroli S., Georges J.-Y., Gaspar P. & Maho Y.L. (2004). Where leatherback turtles meet fisheries. Nature, 429, 521.
Fossette S., Corbel H., Gaspar P., Maho Y.L. & Georges J.-Y. (2007). An alternative technique for the long-term satellite tracking of leatherback turtles. Endangered Species
Research, 3, 2-9.
Georges J.Y., Fossette S., Billes A., Ferraroli S., Fretey J., Gremillet D., Le Maho Y., Myers A.E., Tanaka H. & Hays G.C. (2007). Meta-analysis of movements in Atlantic
leatherback turtles during the nesting season: conservation implications. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 338, 225-232.
Halpern B.S., Walbridge S., Selkoe K.A., Kappel C.V., Micheli F., D'Agrosa C., Bruno J.F., Casey K.S., Ebert C., Fox H.E., Fujita R., Heinemann D., Lenihan H.S., Madin
E.M.P., Perry M.T., Selig E.R., Spalding M., Steneck R. & Watson R. (2008). A Global Map of Human Impact on Marine Ecosystems. Science, 319, 948-952.
Hays G.C., Houghton J.D. & Myers A.E. (2004). Pan-Atlantic leatherback turtle movements. Nature, 429, 522.
Hitipeuw C., Dutton P.H., Benson S., Thebu J. & Bakarbessy J. (2007). Population status and internesting movement of leatherback turtles, Dermochelys coriacea, nesting on
the northwest coast of Papua, Indonesia. Chelonian Conservation and Biology, 6, 28-36.
Hughes G.R., Luschi P., Mencacci R. & Papi F. (1998). The 7000-km oceanic journey of a leatherback turtle tracked by satellite. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol., 229, 209-217.
James M.C., Ottensmeyer C.A. & Myers R.A. (2005). Identification of high-use habitat and threats to leatherback sea turtles in northern waters: new directions for
conservation. Ecology Letters, 8, 195-201.
Keinath J.A. & Musick J.A. (1993). Movements and diving behaviour of a leatherback turtle Dermochelys coriacea. Copeia, 4, 1010-1017.
Lewison R.L., Freeman S.A. & Crowder L.B. (2004). Quantifying the effects of fisheries on threatened species: the impact of pelagic longlines on loggerhead and leatherback
sea turtles. Ecology Letters, 7, 221-231.
Lopez-Mendilaharsu M., Rocha C.F.D., Miller P., Domingo A. & Prosdocimi L. (2009). Insights on leatherback turtle movements and high use areas in the Southwest
Atlantic Ocean. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol., 378, 31-39.
Luschi P., Hays G.C. & Papi F. (2003). A review of long-distance movements by marine turtles, and the possible role of ocean currents. Oikos, 103, 293-302.
Luschi P., Lutjeharm J.R.E., Lambardi R., Mencacci R., Hughes G.R. & Hays G.C. (2006). A review of migratory behaviour of sea turtles off Southeastern Africa. South
African Journal of Science, 102, 51-58.
Lutcavage M., Rhodin A.G.J., Sadove S.S. & Conroy C.R. (2001). Direct carapacial attachment of satellite tags using orthopaedic bioabsorable mini-anchor screws on
leatherback turtles in Culebra, Puerto Rico. Marine Turtle Newsletter, 95, 9-12.
Morreale S.J., Standora E.A., Spotila J.R. & Paladino F.V. (1996). Migration corridor for sea turtles. Nature, 384, 319-320.
Sale A., Luschi P., Mencacci R., Lambardi P., Hughes G.R., Hays G.C., Benvenuti S. & Papi F. (2006). Long-term monitoring of leatherback turtle diving behaviour during
oceanic movements. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol., 328, 197-210.
Seminoff J.A. & Dutton P.H. (2007). Leatherback Turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) in the Gulf of California: Distribution, Demography, and Human Interactions. Chelonian
Conservation and Biology, 6, 137-141.
Shillinger G.L., Palacios D.M., Bailey H., Bograd S.J., Swithenbank A.M., Gaspar P., Wallace B.P., Spotila J.R., Paladino F.V., Piedra R., Eckert S.A. & Block B.A. (2008).
Persistent leatherback turtle migrations present opportunities for conservation. PLoS Biology, 6, 1408-1416.
Troëng S., Harrison E., Evans D., de Haro A. & Vargas E. (2007). Leatherback turtle nesting trends and threats at Tortuguero, Costa Rica. Chelonian Conservation and
Biology, 6, 117-122.
Witt M.J., Broderick A.C., Coyne M., Formia A., Ngouessono S., Parnell R.J., Sounguet G.-P. & Godley B.J. (2008). Satellite tracking highlights difficulties in the design of
effective protected areas for leatherback turtles during the internesting period. Oryx, 42, 296-300.
Table S2. Summary metrics of satellite-tracked female leatherback turtles.
Nesting
season
Deployment
location
CCL
(cm)
Attachment
method
PTT model
Dispersal
strategy
Tracking
duration
(days)
Distance
travelled
(km)
2005-06
Pongara
160
Harness
SRDL
1
504
11093
163
SRDL
1
89
2834
143
SRDL
1
297
5876
141
KS101
1
127
3454
148
KS101
1
134
3251
142
KS101
1
130
3697
151
SRDL
1
142
2846
2005-06
Mayumba
147
SRDL
1
73
3361
KS202
1
40
1733
159
MK10-AF
1
92
3568
151
MK10-A
1
166
6363
148
MK10-A
1
161
6746
150
MK10-A
1
144
4802
161
MK10-A
1
124
4453
MK10-A
1
64
2659
KS202
2
217
8319
KS202
2
150
6783
151
KS202
2
55
2567
154
MK10-AF
2
101
4496
147
MK10-A
2
293
10529
146
MK10-A
2
139
4526
MK10-AF
3
161
5804
MK10-A
3
310
9787
MK10-AF
Undeter.
96
3548
KS202
Undeter.
40
1925
2007-08
Mayumba
159
2008-09
Pongara
Mayumba
2009-10
Pongara
143
2007-08
Mayumba
156
Direct
Direct
145
2008-09
Pongara
2009-10
2008-09
Pongara
150
Direct
154
2008-09
Pongara
148
2007-08
Mayumba
150
Direct