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In response to questions about how to prolong satellite tag life or analyse telemetry data, I invited researchers from across the region to contribute their “tips and tricks” for satellite telemetry. Their responses to a series of questions are summarised in the first article of IOTN40. Some of the suggestions are similar across most or all of the researchers, while other responses are unique to the species or context in which they conduct telemetry studies. I hope that readers interested in or conducting satellite tracking find the article enlightening and useful. Other articles in this issue report on a stranded and entangled juvenile green and hawksbill turtle. These records, while seemingly brief, give us more data points on the habitat of different species and age-classes.
IOTN40 also includes two announcements. The first is for the 2025 sea turtle symposium, which is the 43rd in the series that has been organised by the International Sea Turtle Society and the first to be held in Africa. It promises to be an exciting event, and I look forward to seeing those from the region who are able to travel to Ghana next year. The second announcement introduces the new Olive Ridley Podcast, which explores a diverse array of topics and includes speakers from countries across the Indian Ocean. The last article in this issue summarises recent research on the ecological role of sea turtles in terrestrial food webs.
The coordinated special issue with MedTurtle Bulletin, highlighting work on the rescue and rehabilitation of sea turtles, was rescheduled to January 2025 so that more organisations and individuals had the opportunity to submit articles. Submissions for the special issue should be sent to iotn.editors@gmail.com by early October 2024.
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