The aftermath of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill highlighted lack baseline spatial, behavioral, and abundance data for many species, including imperiled marine turtles, across Gulf Mexico. ecology turtles is closely tied to their vertical movements within water column therefore critical knowledge resource management in a changing ocean. A more comprehensive understanding diving behavior, s...

Abstract Spatial management for highly migratory species (HMS) is difficult due to many species’ mobile habits and the dynamic nature of oceanic habitats. Current static spatial areas fisheries in United States have been place extended periods time with limited data collection inside areas, making any analysis their efficacy challenging. modeling approaches can be specifically designed integrat...