Manuela - Sea Turtle Satellite Tracking in Colombian Pacific

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Background

English

Manuela is a colorful hawksbill juvenile (Eretmochelys imbricata) sea turtle of 42.6 cm of curved carapace length (CCL) and 8.0 kg which was captured in La Azufrada coral reefs (N 2 57.228 - W 78 10.673) at Gorgona National Park on August 26, 2010

Manuela was release on August 29, 2010 at La Poza (N 02o 39' 56.6" - 77o 57' 53.5" W) in front of Chico Pérez, a small fishermen town separated 56 km from Gorgona Island.

Applied Inconel 681 tags in both front flippers where NL342 and NL343.
PTT J21674 attached ID: 37623. Diego Amorocho - Colombia.

Spanish
Manuela, es una juvenil y colorida tortuga carey (Eretmochelys imbricata) de 42.6 cm de largo curvo de caparazón (LCC) y 8 kg de peso (LCC). Fue capturada en el arrecife coralino de La Azufrada (N 2 57.228 W 78 10.673) en el Parque Nacional Natural Gorgona el 26 de Agosto de 2010.

Manuela fue liberada en la localidad de La Poza (N 02o 39' 56.6" - 77o 57' 53.5" W) frente a la población de Chico Pérez en la costa Pacífica colombiana a 56 km de la Isla Gorgona.

Marcas Incomel 681 aplicadas en las dos aletas delanteras: NL342 y NL 343.
Numero de identificación del PTT J21674 adherido al caparazón es ID 37623. Diego Amorocho - Colombia.

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