First-hand evidence
Rowan Byrne’s field accounts, original photographs, video and contemporaneous observations.
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Documentary Evidence & Field Archive
Primary and independent records supporting more than three decades of marine biology, conservation, fieldwork and exploration.
How to read this archive
This archive connects first-hand accounts with the records that help place them in context: original photographs, project documentation, professional publications, conservation organisations and reputable media.
Each entry distinguishes Rowan Byrne’s own evidence from external records. A citation may document a specific contribution without endorsing every statement elsewhere on this website.
Conservation record
SWOT Volume 3 — Dominica hawksbill nesting
Byrne, R. (2008). Hawksbill nesting in Dominica: Personal communication.
The State of the World’s Sea Turtles, Volume 3 (SWOT, 2008).
The cited record identifies Rowan Byrne as the SWOT contact for Dominica in connection with hawksbill nesting information. It is a documented field-information contribution, not authorship of the SWOT publication.
View the original SWOT Volume 3 citation recordProfessional evidence
Project reports, conservation programmes and research records connected to documented fieldwork.
Independent evidence
Scientific publications, conservation organisations and media records that provide external context.
Dominica fieldwork record
The Dominica collection brings together a first-hand 2005 account, RoSTI project work, original photographs, later sea-turtle research and independently published conservation material.
What this record contributes
Historical accounts become more useful when readers can move between personal testimony, original visual material, project records and later independent publications. The archive is designed to preserve those distinctions, not blur them.