Conference Abstracts
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.
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.
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.
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. 35th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation.19-24 April, 2015. Dalaman, Mugla, Turkey.
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.
Christian's first meal in Turkey.
Steve and Christian's hotel room in Istanbul for one night before moving down to Dalaman for the conference.
Blue Mosque
On the flight to Dalaman, we passed over The Sundiken Daglari Mountains.
Awards ceremony eating competition.
Christian and Steve in front of posters of ProTECTOR Inc. projects.
Christian in front of his poster.
The group of Speed Chat Experts (with hats) with students seeking advice and guidance for projects and professional direction.
Noemi Duran presentating her research at ISTS
Steve Dunbar with good friend, Emma Harrison.
Long time Hawaii Sea Turtle Conservationist, George Balazs, was one of the Speed Chat Experts at this year's ISTS.
Conference President, Yakupkaska, and Steve at ISTS.
Steve and George Balazs enjoying the opening ceremony of the ISTS Conference.
Steve Dunbar presenting his research on photo ID.
On one of the day trips to the turtle rehab center at DEKAMER, Lidia Salinas enjoys some relaxing time before returning to the conference center.
Steve and colleagues building a Mataki electronic sensor.
Steve and Itzel Sifuentes at ISTS.
Rebecca Scott and Steve Dunbar.
Rocio Valentin-Gamazo, Steve Dunbar, and Cisem Sezgin.
Christian talking about his research at ISTS.
Steve and Lucy Hawkes at ISTS.
Peter Pritchard receives a Lifetime Achievment Award from the Society for his many years of turtl research and conersvation (his wife recieving for him).
Sara Maxwell at the auction event.
Steve Dunbar and Daniela Freggi.
Christian at some ancient ruins.
The marketplace options in Fethiye.
All the different types of olives in the marketplace in Fethiye.
Two local market workers at the market in Fethiye.