Attaching Transmitters to Leatherbacks
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Attaching Transmitters to Leatherbacks
• Data/Pictures courtesy of:– Graeme Hays and Colleagues– Scott Eckert and colleagues– Steve Morrealle/Frank Paladino– Anders Rhodin and colleagues
Presentation made by Brendan J. Godley, Steve Morreale & Anders Rhodinduring the Tagging Workshop of the 23rd Symposium on
Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation, March 2003, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Attaching Transmitters to Leatherbacks
• Cosmopolitan Pelagic Range• Conservation Priority• Amazing Divers
• Lots of interest in device attachment– Data/Picture Courtesy of Scott Eckert– Anders Rhodin– Steve Morreale/Frank Paladino
Contribution from Hays and colleagues
Basic HarnessEckert, Hughes, Hays and others
GC Hays, University of Wales Swansea
Turtle 2
Turtle 3
Turtle 1
Grenada Copyright Graeme HaysUniversity of Wales Swansea
Map produced 12 August 2002Only approximate tracks are shownFor further details contact: [email protected]
http://www.swan.ac.uk/biosci/acadstaff/gch.htm
Funded by:
University of Wales Swansea
Marine Conservation Society
Ocean Spirits Inc.
Contribution from Eckert and colleagues
Eckert & Dutton
Eckert et al.
Eckert
Morreale et al
Eckert et al.
Duron-Dufrenne
Ferraroli et al
Eckert
James& Eckert
Keinath & Musick
Hughes et al
Movements of leatherback sea turtlesas determined with satellite telemetry
Movements of leatherback sea turtlesas determined with satellite telemetry
Contribution from Morreale and colleagues
Contribution from Rhodin and colleagues
Monitoring Post-nesting Movements of Leatherback Turtles from Puerto Rico,using Direct Carapacial Attachment ofPop-up Satellite Archival Tags (PSAT)
and Satellite Ten-TDR Tags
• Molly Lutcavage, New England Aquarium• Anders Rhodin, Chelonian Research Foundation• Sam Sadove, Tradewinds Associates• Yonat Swimmer, NMFS-Hawaii• Carol Rehm Conroy, Boston Medical Center• Hector Horta, Dept. Natural Resources, Puerto Rico• Russ Andrews, Univ. of British Columbia
Titanium bone anchor
Anchors:22 mm x 3.2 mmdrill hole 3.5 mm
Carapace bone~ 4-8 mm thick
Titanium Fish-line
PSAT: 1 anchorSDRT: 4 anchors
Titanium Anchor
Titanium Fish-line
Fish-line Swivel
Titanium Crimps
Monofilament Fish-line
Pop-up Tag
Fish-line Crimps
Corrosible Link