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Leatherback turtle migration in the Pacific
United States
Mexico
Costa Rica
Papua
New Guinea
Australia
New Zealand
New
Caledonia
Indonesia
Malaysia
Philippines
Galapagos Ils.
Hawaii
South Pacific
Ocean
Equator
Indian
Ocean
North Pacific
Ocean
North Atlantic
Ocean
Note: Summer and winter refer to seasons in the Northern Hemisphere
Western Pacific summer nesters
Western Pacific winter nesters
California foragers
Eastern Pacific nesters
Foraging area
Individual tracked migrations
Marine and coastal protected areas
relevant for Leatherback Turtles in
the Pacific Ocean
Figure 18:
Leatherback turtle migrations.