Futher Research
Genetic (DNA) profiling, used to establish Management Units
- Collaborative research: Pendoley Environmental and University of Canberra: Genetic samples collected from Barrow Island, Mundabullangana and Port Hedland describe Pilbara flatback turtle populations within the broader scale of the North West Shelf Management Unit
Laparoscopic examination
- Barbados: University of the West Indies: Laparoscopic examination of the gonads of juvenile marine turtles allows for sex determination of foraging populations and reproductive condition analysis of sub-adult and adult marine turtles
Stable isotope analysis for identification of foraging habitat
- Port Hedland/BHP BIO Quantum Outer Harbour: Pendoley Environmental staff scientists are collaborating with international scientists to identify north-west shelf foraging habitat
Acoustic and radio tracking
- Cayman Islands: Guy Harvey Research Institute: Acoustic tracking of Southern stingrays to investigate physiological and behavioural impacts of human interaction at this heavily visited tourist site in the Caribbean
Hormone assays
- Cayman Islands Government: Extraction of hormone samples from immature marine turtles for modeling gender ratios within foraging populations
Tissue sampling
- Chemical sampling and analyses of tissue samples for toxicant analyses (eg heavy metals, pesticides, petroleum hydrocarbons). Compliant with appropriate sampling techniques and chain of custody for maintaining simple integrity
