| adolescencia, juventud f |
adolescence |
| aleta f |
flipper, fin |
| alga f , algas fp |
algae |
| alimentar, alimentación f |
feed, food |
| amenazar, la amenaza f, amenazado adj |
threaten, the threat |
| anidar, anidación f |
nest, the nesting |
| aparearse |
breed or mate |
| arribada f |
the landing or arrival = mass nesting |
| basura f , desechos mp |
garbage/waste |
| brotar |
erupt (nest), hatch |
| calamar m |
squid |
| camarón m |
shrimp |
| cambio del clima global m |
global climate change |
| campaña educativa f |
education campaign |
| cangrejo m |
crab |
| captura f |
capture, catch |
| carapacho, caparazón m |
carapace, shell |
| caza, f |
poaching |
| cazador furtivo m |
poacher |
| chinchorros mp |
long-lines |
| colesterol m |
cholesterol |
| comercializar, comercio m |
trade, the trade |
| conservar, conservación f |
conserve, the conservation |
| consumo insostenible m |
unsustainable consumption |
| contaminación ambiental f |
environmental contamination |
| crustáceo m |
crustacean |
| depredador m |
predator |
| descarga f |
discharge (of waste) |
| desovar/poner huevos |
lay eggs |
| disminución f |
decrease, decline |
| ecologista mf |
environmental activist |
| educacción ambiental f |
environmental education |
| en declive adj |
in decline |
| en peligro crítico adj |
critically endangered |
| en peligro de extinción adj |
endangered |
| escudo m |
scute (scales of shell) |
| especie f |
species |
| esponja f |
sponge |
| explotación f |
exploitation |
| explotar |
exploit |
| fósil m |
fossil |
| género m |
genus |
| grupo m |
turtle group |
| guía m |
tourist guide |
| hábitat m, hábitats mp |
habitat |
| hembra f |
female |
| huevo m |
egg |
| investigación (científica) f |
the (scientific) research |
| investigar |
investigate, research |
| muestra de tejido f |
tissue sample |
| macho m |
male |
| madurez f |
maturity |
| mar, océano m |
ocean |
| marcado adj |
marked |
| marcaje m, placa f |
tagging (process) |
| medioambiente m |
environment |
| medusa/malagua f |
jellyfish |
| mercado negro m |
black market |
| metales pesados mp |
heavy metals |
| migrar |
migrate |
| molusco m |
mollusks |
| monitoreo m |
monitoring |
| mortalidad f |
mortality |
| (tasa de) mortandad f |
mortality rate |
| muestra de sangre f |
blood sample |
| navegar |
navigate |
| nido m |
nest |
| organización no gubernamental f |
non-governmental organization |
| organización sin fines de lucro f |
non-profit organization |
| panga f |
boat, a type of small |
| parásitos internos mp |
internal parasites |
| pastos mp |
(sea) grass |
| pesca incidental f |
by catch |
| pescador m |
fisher(man) |
| pintura rupestre f |
rock art/painting |
| placa f, marcaje m |
tag/tagging |
| plastrón m |
plastron (lower shell) |
| playa f |
beach |
| población f |
population |
| programa de conservación m |
conservation program |
| programa de monitoreo m |
monitoring program |
| pulpo m |
octopus |
| red de arrastre f |
trawl net |
| red de enmalle f |
gill net |
| retráctil/replegable |
retractable |
| seguir, localizar |
track |
| sexo m |
sex |
| TED (dispositivo excluidor de tortugas ) m |
TED (Turtle Exclusion Device) |
| tortuga, caguama f |
turtle |
| tortuguero m, tortuguera f |
turtle activist |
| tortuguita, cría f |
hatchling, young turtle |
| trasmisora satélite f |
satellite transmitter |
| veda f , en veda adj |
ban, banned |
| vigilancia f , vigilar |
patrol, to patrol |
| virus m |
virus |
| vivero m |
hatchery |
| vulnerable |
vulnerable |
| zambullirse |
dive |
