Please note: From May 26 through the end of June, the Aquarium will be making exciting updates to our lobby. Construction should not affect your visit. For guests with sensory needs, KultureCity Bags will now be available at the box office. Thank you for your understanding!
All films in the Simons Theatre are canceled for today, June 4. We apologize for any inconvenience.
Our Experts
Kara Dodge, PhD
Research Scientist
Ecology, Mapping and Assessment of Marine Populations, Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean LifeEducation
PhD, Zoology, University of New Hampshire, 2013
BA, Biological Anthropology, Harvard University, 1998
About
Dr. Kara Dodge’s research focuses on management-driven needs for baseline data on threatened and endangered sea turtles to support conservation and recovery efforts. Kara uses a variety of innovative tools and techniques, including satellite and acoustic telemetry, autonomous underwater vehicles, drones, videography, oceanographic sampling, and stable isotope analysis to investigate sea turtle seasonal distribution, movements, behavior, diet, habitat, genetics, health, physiology, and threats. She also collaborates on international meta-analyses of sea turtle distribution, dispersal, and connectivity to understand human impacts (fisheries bycatch, habitat loss, vessel strike, climate change, pollution) on turtles and other marine megafauna at a global scale.
Affiliations
CV
Recent Publications
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A pilot study on surgical implantation and efficacy of acoustic transmitters in fifteen loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta), 2021–2022
Aquarium Affiliate Author(s): Adam Kennedy, Jeff Kneebone, PhD, Emily Jones, Melissa Joblon, DVM, Kathryn Tuxbury, DVM, Elizabeth Burgess, PhDKara Dodge, PhD,
Published November 08, 2023 -
Disentanglement network data to characterize leatherback sea turtle Dermochelys coriacea bycatch in fixed-gear fisheries
Aquarium Affiliate Author(s): Kara Dodge, PhD
Published February 24, 2022 -
Network analysis of sea turtle movements and connectivity: a tool for conservation prioritization
Aquarium Affiliate Author(s): Kara Dodge, PhD
Published February 14, 2022
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