I-St. Croix Leatherback Project isebenza kumaphrojekthi asebenzela ukonga nokuvikela izimfudu zasolwandle emabhishi azalela kuyo yonke i-Caribbean nase-Pacific Mexico. Sisebenzisa izakhi zofuzo, sisebenzela ukuphendula imibuzo edingekayo kubaphathi - njengeminyaka ye-leatherback ukuya ekuvuthweni, ukwakha kabusha amaqembu omndeni kanye nobaba abaningi, kanye nokuchanyuselwa nempumelelo yesidleke. Siphinde sisebenze ezindabeni eziphathelene nomthelela wokudoba endaweni ezungezile yasolwandle ngokuhlonza izindawo ezitholakala kuzo izimfudu zasolwandle ezithathwe ngephutha (bycatch) ezindaweni zokudoba emhlabeni wonke, futhi ikakhulukazi lezo eziseduze ne-USA.
Ucwaningo lwethu lwenziwa ngokubambisana eduze ne-Marine Turtle Genetics Programme eSouthwest Fisheries Science Center e-La Jolla, CA (NOAA-NMFS). Siphinde futhi sisebenze ngokubambisana nozakwethu abaningi ukuze sivikele izimfudu ze-leatherback (izimfudu ezihlala izidleke nezichanyuselwa) eSandy Point National Wildlife Refuge (St. Croix, VI) futhi sisekele abafundi ekuqaleni kwemisebenzi yabo yebhayoloji yasolwandle ukuze bathole ulwazi lwasensimini futhi bakwazi ukwethula. izifundo ezizimele ezinkomfeni. Lo msebenzi uholwa nguKelly R. Stewart, PhD.
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