Hawksbill Tagged as a Juvenile in Puerto Rico Found Nesting in Panama 15 Years Later

Hawksbill Tagged as a Juvenile in Puerto Rico Found Nesting in Panama 15 Years Later

On Jun 5 2009, a hawksbill turtle was encountered nesting at Playa Larga on Bastimentos Island National Marine Park in Bocas del Toro, Panama, bearing inconel tags SSL2O9 and X4613. The turtle returned to nest again at Playa Larga on Jun 20. Tagging information was traced through the Archie Carr Cen...

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Veröffentlicht in:Marine turtle newsletter 2010-04 (127), p.25
Hauptverfasser: Espinosa, Cristina Ordoñez, Meylan, Anne B, Meylan, Peter A, Peterson, Isabel, Diez, Carlos E, van Dam, Robert P
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Sprache:eng
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Endangered & extinct species
Habitats
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Zusammenfassung:On Jun 5 2009, a hawksbill turtle was encountered nesting at Playa Larga on Bastimentos Island National Marine Park in Bocas del Toro, Panama, bearing inconel tags SSL2O9 and X4613. The turtle returned to nest again at Playa Larga on Jun 20. Tagging information was traced through the Archie Carr Center for Sea Turtle Research and the turtle was originally tagged as a juvenile on the foraging grounds of Monito Island, Puerto Rico, on Jul 29 1994, when it measured 26.1 cm SCL and weighed 2.2 kg.
ISSN:0839-7708
0839-7708