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Kara Dodge, PhD
Research Scientist
Fisheries Science and Emerging Technologies Program, Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean LifeEducation
PhD, Zoology, University of New Hampshire, 2013
BA, Biological Anthropology, Harvard University, 1998
About
Dr. Kara Dodge is a Research Scientist at the Anderson Cabot Center where her work on sea turtle behavior and ecology intersects with multiple programs, including Fisheries Science and Emerging Technologies (FSET), Wildlife and Ocean Health, and Rescue and Rehabilitation. Dr. Dodge’s research focuses on management-driven needs for baseline data on threatened and endangered sea turtles to support conservation and recovery efforts for these imperiled species. She and her collaborators use 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. Kara 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, marine plastics) on these species at a global scale.
Affiliations
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): Charles Innis, VMD, DABVP (RA), Adam Kennedy, Jeff Kneebone, PhD, Emily Jones, Melissa Joblon, DVM, Kathryn Tuxbury, DVM, Elizabeth Burgess, PhD, Kara 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, Charles Innis, VMD, DABVP (RA)
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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