1. Fisheries bycatch of non‐target species in the commercial fleet is a major source of anthropogenic injury and mortality for sea turtles and marine megafauna.
2. The Río de la Plata maritime front (RLPMF) and its adjacent international waters – comprising part of the Argentine and Uruguayan exclusive economic zones, is a highly important fishing ground in the south‐western Atlantic Ocean as well as feeding and development grounds for sea turtles.
3. This paper analyses the distribution of the bottom and pelagic trawling fishery within the RLPMF using information from Vessel Satellite Monitoring System. With this information, areas of highest trawling intensity were defined and further evaluated their overlap with sea turtle habitat‐use areas from available sea turtle satellite tracking information.
4. Results besides identifying high‐susceptibility areas for sea turtle bycatch by the commercial trawler fleet along the RLPMF, provide predictive tools to identify vulnerable areas to interaction of sea turtles and the commercial fishing fleet.
5. Implementation of bycatch mitigation measures, such as reduced fishing effort areas by the Argentine and Uruguayan fisheries management agencies has the potential to benefit the fisheries as well as marine megafauna. Furthermore, there is a need for additional research on the impact that this fleet can have on sea turtles present in the area.

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使用遥感工具预测西南大西洋海龟保护的重点区域

1. 商业船队中非目标物种的渔业兼捕是海龟和海洋大型动物的人为伤害和死亡率的主要来源。
2. 拉普拉塔河沿岸海线（RLPMF）及其邻近的国际水域-包括阿根廷和乌拉圭的专属经济区的一部分，是西南大西洋的重要渔场以及海龟的觅食和发展场所。
3. 本文利用来自船只卫星监测系统的信息，分析了RLPMF内底部和中上拖网捕捞渔业的分布。利用这些信息，可以定义拖网强度最高的区域，并根据可用的海龟卫星跟踪信息进一步评估它们与海龟栖息地使用区域的重叠。
4. 研究结果除了确定沿RLPMF的商业拖网渔船船队对海龟副渔获物的高敏感性区域外，还提供了预测工具，以识别易受海龟与商业捕鱼船队相互作用的区域。
5. 实施兼捕缓解措施，例如阿根廷和乌拉圭渔业管理机构减少捕捞工作量，有可能使渔业以及海洋大型动物受益。此外，还需要进一步研究该船队对该地区存在的海龟的影响。