Dr. Joana Hancock

Discover what fibropapillomatosis (FP) is, why it threatens sea turtles worldwide, and how research, monitoring, and conservation efforts – including a hopeful tumour regression case in Kenya – are helping protect these endangered marine reptiles.

The impact of coastal and marine pollution on sea turtles come in all shapes and forms, such as sound, thermal, photic, plastics, chemical, effluent, and others. The accurate evaluation of the effects of pollutants on development, survivor ship, health, reproduction, and habitat condition/recovery is one of the main research priorities in sea turtle conservation.