In the Gulf of Mexico, the bulk of published studies for sea turtles have focused on northern (United States) waters where economic resources are centered, with fewer studies in the southern portion of the basin, resulting in significant knowledge gaps in these underrepresented areas. Similarly, publications on adult sea turtles are dominated by research on females that come ashore to nest and can be readily studied (e.g., through the collection of biological samples and the application of satellite-telemetry devices), whereas information on adult male sea turtles is scarce. The goal of this paper is to begin filling these knowledge gaps by synthesizing available data on adult male sea turtles in the southern Gulf of Mexico. We used satellite-telemetry, boat- and drone-based surveys, and stranding records combined with ocean circulation modeling to better understand the spatial distribution of male loggerhead (Caretta caretta), green (Chelonia mydas), hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata), and Kemp’s ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) sea turtles in the southern Gulf of Mexico. These spatially explicit analyses will provide context for opportunistically collected data on male sea turtles and better contribute to the management and restoration of sea turtle populations that use the Gulf of Mexico. Moreover, this synthesis can serve as a launching point for directed studies on male sea turtles in this region.

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墨西哥湾南部雄性海龟首次空间分布分析

在墨西哥湾，大部分已发表的海龟研究都集中在经济资源集中的北部（美国）水域，而在该盆地南部的研究较少，导致这些代表性不足的地区存在重大的知识差距。同样，关于成年海龟的出版物主要是对上岸筑巢的雌性海龟的研究，并且可以很容易地进行研究（例如，通过收集生物样本和应用卫星遥测设备），而关于成年雄性海龟的信息则是稀缺。本文的目标是通过合成墨西哥湾南部成年雄性海龟的可用数据，开始填补这些知识空白。我们使用了卫星遥测、基于船只和无人机的调查，搁浅记录与海洋环流模型相结合，以更好地了解墨西哥湾南部雄性海龟（Caretta caretta）、绿海龟（Chelonia mydas）、玳瑁（Eretmochelys imbricata）和坎普氏海龟（Lepidochelys kempii）的空间分布。这些空间明确的分析将为随机收集的雄性海龟数据提供背景，并更好地促进使用墨西哥湾的海龟种群的管理和恢复。此外，这种综合可以作为对该地区雄性海龟进行定向研究的起点。这些空间明确的分析将为随机收集的雄性海龟数据提供背景，并更好地促进使用墨西哥湾的海龟种群的管理和恢复。此外，这种综合可以作为对该地区雄性海龟进行定向研究的起点。这些空间明确的分析将为随机收集的雄性海龟数据提供背景，并更好地促进使用墨西哥湾的海龟种群的管理和恢复。此外，这种综合可以作为对该地区雄性海龟进行定向研究的起点。