Hawksbill Sea Turtles in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands

Kyle S. Van Houtan; John N. Kittinger; Amanda L. Lawrence; Chad Yoshinaga; V. Ray Born; Adam Fox

doi:10.2744/CCB-0984.1

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Kyle S. Van Houtan,^1,2 John N. Kittinger,³ Amanda L. Lawrence,¹ Chad Yoshinaga,¹ V. Ray Born,⁴ Adam Fox⁵

¹NOAA Fisheries, Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, 1601 Kapiolani Boulevard, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822 USA [ ] kyle.vanhoutan@gmail.com
²Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences, Box 90328, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708 USA
³Center for Ocean Solutions, Stanford University, 99 Pacific Street, Monterey, California 93940 USA
⁴Hawaiian Islands National Wildlife Refuge, Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument, US Fish & Wildlife Service, 300 Ala Moana Boulevard, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 USA
⁵Joint Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822 USA

Abstract

This study reports observations of Hawksbill sea turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata) in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, a remote and protected expanse of coral atolls considered outside the species range. Since no direct monitoring efforts exist, we synthesized records from historical accounts, opportunistic sightings, and internet crowdsourcing. We found 6 definitive hawksbill observations and 3 additional potential nesting records, documenting that hawksbills currently reside in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands and suggesting that they occurred there in greater numbers historically.

Chelonian Research Foundation

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Kyle S. Van Houtan, John N. Kittinger, Amanda L. Lawrence, Chad Yoshinaga, V. Ray Born, and Adam Fox "Hawksbill Sea Turtles in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands," Chelonian Conservation and Biology 11(1), 117-121, (1 June 2012). https://doi.org/10.2744/CCB-0984.1

Received: 23 November 2011; Accepted: 1 February 2012; Published: 1 June 2012

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