Management units (MUs) of loggerhead turtles from the NWA were considered as ’source populations’ in the MSA.

<p>Estimated nesting female abundance (estimated female number/year) was calculated for each nesting colony according to Seminoff et al. (2015) and subsequently for each MU. Name’s abbreviation of nesting colonies are, <b>AV</b>: DIF Aventuras, <b>XC</b>: Xcacel-Xcacelito, <b>SK</b>: Sian Ka’an (include the nesting beaches: Cahpechen, Kanzul and Lirios Balandrin in Quintana Roo, Mexico), <b>QRM</b>: mainland Quintana Roo (include the nesting beaches: Paamul, Aventuras DIF, Chemuyil, Xcacel, XelHa, Punta Cadena, Tankah, Kanzul, Cahpechen, and Lirios Balandrin in Quintana Roo, Mexico; for details see Shamblin et al. 2012), <b>ICZ</b>: Cozumel Island, <b>CAP</b>: Cape Island, South Carolina, <b>OSS</b>: Ossabaw Island, Georgia, <b>CAN</b>: Canaveral National Seashore, Florida, <b>MEL</b>: Melbourne Beach, Florida, <b>JUN</b>: Juno Beach, Florida, <b>FTL</b>: Ft. Laurderdale, Florida, <b>SGI</b>: St. George Island, Florida, <b>CSB</b>: Cape San Blas, Florida, <b>DTR</b>: Dry Tortugas, Florida, <b>CSL</b>: Cay Sal Bank, Bahamas, <b>KEY</b>: Keewaydin Island, Florida, <b>CSK</b>: Casey Key, Florida. Include the nesting beaches: Cahpechen, Kanzul and Lirios Balandrin in Quintana Roo, Mexico.</p> <p>(PDF)</p>