Proceedings of the 2015 International Summit on Fibropapillomatosis : global status, trends, and population impacts / Stacy Hargrove, Thierry Work, Shandell Brunson, Allen M. Foley, and George Balazs ; convened by Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, in collaboration with NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center, USGS National Wildlife Health Center, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Fish and Wildlife Research Institute, and twelve other partners, including: Alexandre Girard, Brian Stacy, Carlos Diez, Cecilia Baptistotte, Colin Limpus, Daniel Walsh, Jennifer Lynch, Karina Jones, Llewellyn Ehrhart, Milani Chaloupka, Shawn K.K. Murakawa, and Kyle Van Houtan.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Government document

Author/Creator:

Hargrove, Stacy, author.

Work, Thierry M., author.

Brunson, Shandell, author.

Foley, Allen Michael, author.

Balazs, George H., author.

Contributor:

Girard, Alexandre, contributor.

Stacy, Brian A. (Brian Adams), contributor.

Diez, Carlos, contributor.

Baptistotte, Cecilia, contributor.

Limpus, Colin James, contributor.

Walsh, Daniel, contributor.

Lynch, Jennifer, contributor.

Jones, Karina, contributor.

Ehrhart, Llewellyn, contributor.

Chaloupka, Milani, contributor.

Van Houtan, Kyle Schuyler, 1974- contributor.

Murakawa, Shawn K. K., contributor.

Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (U.S.), sponsor, publisher.

Southeast Fisheries Science Center (U.S.), contributor.

National Wildlife Health Center (U.S.), contributor.

Fish and Wildlife Research Institute (Florida), contributor.

Conference Name:

International Summit on Fibropapillomatosis (2015 : Honolulu, Hawaii), sponsor.

Series:

NOAA technical memorandum NMFS-PIFSC ; 54.

NOAA technical memorandum NMFS-PIFSC ; 54

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sea turtles--Diseases--Congresses.

Sea turtles.

Sea turtles--Virus diseases--Congresses.

Sea turtles--Diseases.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vi, 79 pages) : PDF file, color illustrations, color maps ; 2.9 MB

Place of Publication:

Honolulu, Hawaii : U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service, Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, [2016]

Summary:

"The 2015 International Summit on Fibropapillomatosis (FP) was convened in Honolulu, Hawaii June 11-14, 2015. Scientists from around the world were invited to present results from sea turtle monitoring and research programs as they relate to the global status, trends, and population impacts of FP on green turtles. The participants engaged in discussions that resulted in the following conclusions: 1.Globally, FP has long been present in wild sea turtle populations--the earliest mention was in the late 1800s in the Florida Keys. 2.FP primarily affects medium-sized immature turtles in coastal foraging pastures. 3.Expression of FP differs across ocean basins and to some degree within basins. Turtles in the Southeast US, Caribbean, Brazil, and Australia rarely have oral tumors (inside the mouth cavity), whereas they are common and often severe in Hawaii. Internal tumors (on vital organs) occur in the Atlantic and Hawaii, but only rarely in Australia. Liver tumors are common in Florida but not in Hawaii. 4.Recovery from FP through natural processes, when the affliction is not severe, has been documented in wild populations globally. 5.FP causes reduced survivorship, but documented mortality rates in Australia and Hawaii are low. The mortality impact of FP is not currently exceeding population growth rates in some intensively monitored populations (e.g., Florida, Hawaii) as evidenced by increasing nesting trends despite the incidence of FP in immature foraging populations. 6.Pathogens, hosts, and potential disease and environmental cofactors have the capacity to change; while we are having success now, there needs to be continued monitoring to detect changes in the distribution, occurrence, and severity of the disease. 7.While we do not have clear evidence to provide the direct link, globally, the preponderance of sites with a high frequency of FP tumors are areas with some degree of degradation resulting from altered watersheds. Watershed management and responsible coastal development may be the best approach for reducing the spread and prevalence of the disease. 8.Future research efforts should employ a multi-factorial ecological approach (e.g., virology, parasitology, genetics, health, diet, habitat use, water quality, etc.) since there are likely several environmental cofactors involved in the expression of the disease, which is still thought to be caused by a herpesvirus. 9.Minimum FP data collection in new areas should include: individual identification (photo ID, PIT tags, etc.), standard measurements (length and weight), presence/absence of tumors, tumor severity, body condition, oral examination, method of capture, and effort"--Executive summary [doi:10.7289/V5/TM-PIFSC-54 (http://dx.doi.org/10.7289/V5/TM-PIFSC-54)]

Notes:

"August 2016."

Includes bibliographical references.

Title from online resource (viewed on August 26, 2016).

Cited as:

Hargrove, S., T. Work, S. Brunson, A.M. Foley, and G. Balazs. 2016. Proceedings of the 2015 international summit on fibropapillomatosis: global status, trends, and population impacts. U.S. Dep. Commer., NOAA Tech. Memo., NOAA-TM-NMFS-PIFSC-54, 85p.

OCLC:

957354634

Publisher Number:

doi:10.7289/V5/TM-PIFSC-54