Gammariello, R. T., Dunbar S.G. Driver of Eretmochelys Imbricata Hatchling Seafinding: Light Intensity Versus Wavelength. 43rd International Sea Turtle Society Symposium. 15 - 20 March, 2025. Accra, Ghana, Africa.

Bonardelli, J. C., Dunbar, S. G. Validation of Nesting Safe tetherless, real-time in situ environmental data monitoring technology for sea turtle nests and beaches. 43rd International Sea Turtle Society Symposium. 15 - 20 March, 2025. Accra, Ghana, Africa.

Dunbar, S. G. Integration of Conservation at Every Level of Adventist Education. East Centra Africa Division (ECD) Education Conference 2024. 11 – 14 December, 2024. Arusha, Tanzania, Africa.

Dunbar, S. G. Biological Foundations of Mangrove Ecology: Diversity and Function. 2nd International Conference on Mangroves for Sustainability-ICMS 2024. 22 – 24 July 2024. Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Chelsea E. Clyde-Brockway, Quintin D. Bergman, Daniel R. Evans, Lindsey Eggers, Luis G. Fonseca, Frank V. Paladino, Dunbar, S. G. 2024 Inter-Nesting Area Use, Migratory Routes, and Foraging Grounds for Hawksbill turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata) in the Western Caribbean Ocean. 42nd International Sea Turtle Symposium. 24 – 29 March, 2024. Pattaya, Thailand.

Worata Klinsawat, Sanit Piyapattanakorn, Preechayada Thaengthong, Thanida Haetrakul, Nitiwadee Keschumras, Sirawich Srisiri, Thanaphan Chomcheun, Oranee Jongkolpath, Nantarika Chansue, Dunbar, S. G. Genetic diversity and phylogeographic patterns of mtDNA haplotypes of Hawksbill Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) in Thailand. 42nd International Sea Turtle Symposium. 24 – 29 March, 2024. Pattaya, Thailand.

Gammariello, Robert T., Green, Camar, Dunbar, S. G. 2024. Detection thresholds for visual light in Eretmochelys imbricata hatchlings. 42nd International Sea Turtle Symposium. 24 – 29 March, 2024. Pattaya, Thailand.

Sean T. Richards, Thanaphan Chomcheun, Thanida Haetrakul, Sirawich Srisiri, Nitiwadee Keschumras, Nantarika Chansue, William Hayes, Dunbar, S.G. 2024. Heavy metal accumulation in captive-reared sea turtles at a Gulf of Thailand sanctuary. 42nd International Sea Turtle Symposium. 24 – 29 March, 2024. Pattaya, Thailand.

Rangsima Sujittosakul, Sittiruk Roytrakul, Siriwan Thaisakun, Ekarit Duangmala, Watchara Sakornwimon, Kirsty Magson, Patcharaporn Kaewmong, Dunbar, S.G., Thanida Haetrakul. 2024. Heavy metal accumulation in captive-reared sea turtles at a Gulf of Thailand sanctuary. 42nd International Sea Turtle Symposium. 24 – 29 March, 2024. Pattaya, Thailand.

Dunbar, S.G., Daochai, C., Smithiwong, S., Haetrakul, T., Srisiri, S., Na Ayudhya, S.K., Satapoomin, U., Chansue, N. 2023. Initial results of the rapid nesting and threats assessment for the recovery of hawksbill nesting in the Gulf of Thailand. 41st International Sea Turtle Symposium. 20 – 24 March, 2023. Cartagena, Colombia. Poster PDF Espanol Poster 

Gammariello, R.T., Ebanks, C., Anderson, E., Cohen, R., Rose, D., Green, T., Green, C., Dunbar, S.G. 2023. Detection thresholds for green and orange light in Eretmochelys imbricata hatchlings. 41st International Sea Turtle Symposium. 20 – 24 March, 2023. Cartagena, Colombia. Spanish poster version PDF here

Hyatt, E.C., Hayes, W.K., Gammariello, R.T., Dunbar, S.G. 2023. Gross and quantitative comparative analyses of epibiotic Chelonibia spp. Barnacles suggest separation of morphotypes independent of host. 41st International Sea Turtle Symposium. 20 – 24 March, 2023. Cartagena, Colombia. Spanish poster version PDF here

Pan, D., Dunbar, S.G. 2023. Growth dynamics of juvenile hawksbills in a marine protected area in Roatán, Honduras. 41st International Sea Turtle Symposium. 20 – 24 March, 2023. Cartagena, Colombia. 

Romero, A., Vance, C., Salina, L., Dunbar, S.G. 2023. Recent trends in the Guanaja Nesting Recovery Project, Guanaja, Honduras. 41st International Sea Turtle Symposium. 20 – 24 March, 2023. Cartagena, Colombia. 

Salinas, L., Pastor de Maria y Campos, R., Bermudez, J., Soliz, L., Pereira, S., Flores, D., Dunbar, S.G. 2023. Scientific research and government process: paradigm shifts in the conservation of sea turtles in Honduras. 41st International Sea Turtle Symposium. 20 – 24 March, 2023. Cartagena, Colombia. 

Streit, M.B., Aguila, Z., Lewis, A.L., Morrow, A., Salinas, L., Dunbar, S.G. 2023. Feeding interactions between hawksbill turtles and reef fish in Sandy Bay West End Marine Reserve, Roatán, Honduras. 41st International Sea Turtle Symposium. 20 – 24 March, 2023. Cartagena, Colombia.  

Wright, M., Baumbach, D., Salinas, L., Dunbar, S.G. 2019. Natal origins and genetic variations of juvenile hawksbill turtles foraging in a marine protected area in Roatan, Honudras. 39th International Sea Turtle Symposium. 2-8 February 2019. Charleston, SC.

Morrow, A., Lewis, A.L., Salinas, L., Dunbar, S.G. 2019. Hawksbill sea turtle-fish interactions: more than foraging friends? 39th International Sea Turtle Symposium. 2-8 February 2019. Charleston, SC.

Hyatt, E., Gammariello, R., Gerke, C., Salinas, L., Dunbar, S.G. 2019. Community-based evidence accrual for characterization of Guanaja, Honduras as an active nesting site for Caribbean sea turtle populations.39th International Sea Turtle Symposium. 2-8 February 2019. Charleston, SC.

Gammariello, R., Gerke, C., Salinas, L., Dunbar, S.G. 2019. Color preferences of Eretmochelys imbricata hatchlings. 39th International Sea Turtle Symposium. 2-8 February 2019. Charleston, SC.

Baumbach, D.S., Wright, M.K., Seminoff, J.A., Lemons, G.E., Rützler, K., Wysor, B., Saunders, G.W., Estevez, D., Salinas, L., Dunbar, S.G. 2019. Foraging ecology of hawksbills in Roatán, Honduras: insights from in-water observations and stable isotope analysis . 39th International Sea Turtle Symposium. 2-8 February 2019. Charleston, SC.

Baumbach, D.S., Anger, E.C., Dunbar, S.G. 2019. Sea turtles as an animal model for determining home range using citizen-science sightings. 39th International Sea Turtle Symposium. 2-8 February 2019. Charleston, SC.

Dunbar, S. G., Bonardelli, J., Manzano, E., De La Garza, R., Estevez, D., and Salinas, L. Beta testing Nesting Safe – new Technology for nest finding and environmental temperature monitoring. 37th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. 15 – 20, April, 2017, Las Vegas, USA. Abstract here.

Dunbar, S. G., Baumbach, D. S., Wright, M. K., Hayes, C. T., Holmberg, J., Crall, and J. P., Stewart, C. V. HotSpotter: less manipulating, more learning, and better vision for turtle photo identification. 37th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. 15 – 20, April, 2017, Las Vegas, USA. Abstract here. Poster PDF here

Salinas, L. and Dunbar, S. G. Mapping the goods: Using the TURT smartphone application to record hawksbill product use. 37th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. 15 – 20, April, 2017, Las Vegas, USA. Abstract here

Duran, N., Salinas, L., and Dunbar, S. G. The fishers know: using local experience to collect data on a poorly known sea turtle population. 37th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. 15 – 20, April, 2017, Las Vegas, USA. Abstract here

Baumbach, D. S., Wright, M. K., Salinas, L., Dunbar, S. G. Area abundance of hawksbill prey items within the Sandy Bay West End Marine Reserve, Roatán, Honduras. 37th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. 15 – 20, April, 2017, Las Vegas, USA. Abstract here. Poster PDF here

Baumbach, D. S, Anger, E., and Dunbar, S. G. The development of local and global citizen-science sea turtle monitoring. 37th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. 15 – 20, April, 2017, Las Vegas, USA. Abstract here

Hayes, C. T., Baumbach, D. S., Juma, D., and Dunbar, S. G. Does recreational diving impact hawksbill sea turtle foraging behavior? Results from a marine protected area, Honduras. 37th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. 15 – 20, April, 2017, Las Vegas, USA. Abstract here

Wright, M., Baumbach, D. S., Trujillo, D., Cruz LeDuc, J., Salinas, L., Dunbar, S. G. Quantification and impacts of nautical traffic on hawksbill presence in a Honduran marine protected area: a progress report. Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. 15 – 20, April, 2017, Las Vegas, USA. Abstract here. Poster PDF here

Hayes, C.H., Baumbach, D.S., Juma, D., and Dunbar S.G. 2016. Does recreational diving alter hawksbill sea turtle foraging behavior? Results from a marine protected area, Honduras. Seventh Annual Research and Scholarship Symposium. April 20, 2016. Cedarville, OH. Poster PDF here PDF here.

Dunbar, S.G., Sung,K., Cole, L., Reyna, R., Anaya, S., Juma, D., Salinas, L. 2016. Impacts of beach pollution on sand temperatures and post-hatching migrations in Hawksbill hatchlings. 36th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. 29 February- 4 March, 2016. Lima, Peru. PDF here. Poster PDF here

Salinas, L., Holloways, S., Dunbar, S.G. 2016 Resolving conflict issues among sea turtle conservation research, community interests, and government agencies. 36th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. 29 February- 4 March, 2016. Lima, Peru. PDF here. Poster PDF here

Duran, N., Dunbar, S.G. 2015. Why so many fathers for such a small olive ridley population in Honduras? 35th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation.19-24 April, 2015. Dalaman, Mugla, Turkey. PDF here. Poster PDF here

Hayes, C.T., Baumbach, D.S., Wright, M.K., Baeza, L., Macpui, M., Salinas, L., Dunbar, S.G. 2015. Does recreational diving impact hawksbill sea turtle sighting rates? Preliminary analysis for a marine protected area, Honduras. 35th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation.19-24 April, 2015. Dalaman, Mugla, Turkey. PDF here. Poster PDF here

Baumbach, D.S., Hayes, C.T., Wright, M.K., Macpui, M., Salinas, L., Dunbar, S.G. 2015. Potential hawksbill prey item distribution among dive sites in a marine protected area in Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras. 35th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation.19-24 April, 2015. Dalaman, Mugla, Turkey. PDF here. Poster PDF here

Baeza, L., Hayes, C.T., Wright, M.K., Salinas, L., Dunbar, S.G. 2015. Photo Recognition for in-water identification of hawksbills in a marine potected area of Honduras. Honduras. 35th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation.19-24 April, 2015. Dalaman, Mugla, Turkey. PDF here. Poster PDF here

Wright, M.K., Baeza, L., Hayes, C.T., Salinas, L., Dunbar, S.G. 2015. Sightings records of hawksbills in a marine protected area of Honduras. 35th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation.19-24 April, 2015. Dalaman, Mugla, Turkey. PDF here. Poster PDF here

Duran, N., and Dunbar, S.G. Influence of time of release to avoid the tidal backward movement in the offshore migration of the hatchlings at Punta Raton, Honduras. 34th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. 10-17 April, 2014. New Orleans, LA Poster PDF here PDF here.

Duran, N., and Dunbar, S.G. Comparison of semi-natural with hatchery nests at Punta Raton, Honduras. 34th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. 10-17 April, 2014. New Orleans, LA. PDF here. Poster PDF here

Wingers, N. and Dunbar, S.G. Preliminary results of mitochondrial DNA sampling from Hawksbill turtles in a foraging ground off Roatan, Honduras. 34th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. 10-17 April, 2014. New Orleans, LA. PDF here. Poster PDF here

Damazo, L. E. and Dunbar, S.G. First account and description of a Hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata) nesting beach in Carribean Honduras. 34th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. 10-17 April, 2014. New Orleans, LA. PDF here. Poster PDF here

Damazo, L. E. and Dunbar, S.G. Incubation temperature effects from metabolic heat and thermal inertia in Hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata) nests on Utila, Honduras. 34th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. 10-17 April, 2014. New Orleans, LA. PDF here. Poster PDF here

Sung, K., Cole, L., and Dunbar, S.G. Effect of Beach Pollution on Eretmochelys imbricata hatchlings initial offshore migration time. 34th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. 10-17 April, 2014. New Orleans, LA. PDF here. Poster PDF here

Duran, N. and Dunbar, S.G. Do hatchling swimming patterns matter when it comes to predation? 33rd Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. 2-8 February, 2013. Baltimore, MD. PDF here. Poster PDF here

Duran, N., and Dunbar, S.G. Influence of tidal currents on offshore migration and survival of sea turtle hatchlings released from the Gulf of Fonseca, Honduras. 33rd Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. 2-8 February, 2013. Baltimore, MD. PDF here. Poster PDF here

Dunbar, S.G., Dunbar, S.S., Chapman, C., Vodhanel, S., Canwell, C., Plaker, S., Church, C.A., Leggit, V.L., Zumwalt, J., Rosspencer, E., Bayardo, L., Friedman, M., Huey, L., Parker, R.L., Delgado, G., Cruzado, R., Salinas, L., and Zelaya, N. The ProTECTOR - GHI - SIMS Partnership: A Multidisciplinary Approach; Saving Turtles, Helping People. 33rd Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. 2-8 February, 2013. Baltimore, MD. PDF here. Poster PDF here

Tan, A.L., Dunbar, S.G., Baumbach, D., Cunningham, A., Damazo, L.E., Reeve, R.E., Lindsay, K., and Salinas, L. 700 Hours on Nesting Beaches: ProTECTOR Volunteering Efforts in Honduras. 33rd Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. 2-8 February, 2013. Baltimore, MD. PDF here. Poster PDF here

Reeve, R.E., Baumbach, D.S., Damazo, L.E., Dunbar, S.G., Tan, A.L., Cunningham, A., Randazzo, A., and Salinas, L. Profiles of Protected Area Nesting Beaches at Pumpkin Hill and Cuero Y Salado Wildlife Refuge, Honduras. 33rd Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. 2-8 February, 2013. Baltimore, MD. PDF here. Poster PDF here

Damazo, L.E., and Dunbar, S.G. Tracking Nesting Hawksbills "Chel" and "Ginger" from the Bay Islands, Honduras. 33rd Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. 2-8 February, 2013. Baltimore, MD. PDF here. Poster PDF here

Duran, N, Dunbar, S.G. Preliminary Results on Post Nesting Fine Scale Movements of Olive Ridley Sea Turtles in the Gulf of Fonseca, Honduras. 32st International Sea Turtle Symposium. 12-16 March, 2012. Huatulco, Mexico. PDF here. Poster PDF here

Dunbar, S.G., Salinas, L., and Castellanos, S. Community partnership in understanding population changes of “Tortuga Golfina” (Lepidochelys olivacea) on the south coast of Honduras. 31st Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. 12-15 April, 2011. San Diego, CA. PDF here. Poster PDF here

Dunbar, S.G., Ito, H. Recognition of juvenile hawksbills (Eretmochelys imbricata) through face scale digitization and automated searching. 31st Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. 12-15 April, 2011. San Diego, CA. PDF here. Poster PDF here

Berube, M.D., Dunbar, S.G., Rutzler, K., and Hayes, W.K. Home range and foraging ecology of juvenile hawksbill sea turtles around Rotan, Honduras. 31st Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. 12-15 April, 2011. San Diego, CA. PDF here. Poster PDF here.

Dunbar, S. G., Salinas, L., Castellanos, S. Proyecto piloto para la conservación de las tortugas marinas mediante el empoderamiento de las comunidades sobre sus recursos, en la costa Pacífico de Honduras. XIII Congress of the Mesoamerican Society for Biology and Conservation. 26 – 30 October, 2009. Belize. PDF here. Poster PDF here

 Dunbar, S. G., and Salinas, L. ProTECTOR - Coordinating sea turtle research and conservation in Honduras. 30th International Sea Turtle Symposium. 23-27, April, 2010. Goa, India. PDF here.Poster PDF here

   Dunbar, S. G., Breman, J. and Stevenson, L. Development of the Turtle Awareness and Protection Studies (TAPS) program on Roatan, Honduras. 27th International Sea Turtle Symposium. 22 - 28, February, 2007. Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, USA. Poster PDF here

Dunbar, S. G., Breman, J. and Stevenson, L. Activities of the Turtle Awareness and Protection Studies (TAPS) program on Roatan, Honduras. 28th International Sea Turtle Symposium. 19 - 26, January, 2008. Loreto, Baja California Sur, Mexico. Poster PDF herePDF here.