Study finds Cape, Islands hot spot for leatherback strikes - The Martha's Vineyard Times

Study finds Cape, Islands hot spot for leatherback strikes - The Martha's Vineyard Times

A new study has found that the waters off Cape Cod and the Islands are the most deadly for leatherback sea turtles across the entire East Coast where they are vulnerable to vessel strikes. The study, published in “Biological Conservation” as an article called “Navigating danger: Watercraft-related mortality of sea turtles in the United States Atlantic and Gulf coastal waters,” documents vessel strikes on four federally-protected species — leathe…