The response of sea turtles to vocalizations opens new perspectives to reduce their bycatch

Despite the intensive investigation of many aspects of sea turtle life-history in the wild for over four decades, their underwater communication capacities and behavioral responses to sound have gone largely overlooked. Our recent findings about sounds produced by sea turtles in the French West Indies island of Martinique elicit strong interest and therefore present new opportunities to reduce harmful interactions between turtles and fishing gear.

Contact: Damien Chevallier, damien.chevallier@cnrs.fr