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