Marta - Uruguay Oceanic Loggerheads

A project of Fisheries Bycatch Research Group.

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Background

This turtle was captured on a Uruguayan pelagic longline vessel operating in the SW Atlantic within Uruguayan waters. Marta was hooked in the mid-esophagus. A PNOFA scientific observer was not able to remove the hook, so the mono-filament was cut at the shortest distance from the beak. The turtle was released in good condition. Marta was named by a fisherman and measured 49 cm CCL x 48 cm CCW.

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• This map connects positions generated by the ARGOS system designated as location class (lc) '3', '2', '1'. Locations that have been "filtered" are displayed as small red dots.
• This maps also shows locations of class '0', 'A', 'B', 'Z' as small black dots which are not connected by a route line.
• Bathymetry layers are derived from the GEBCO One Minute Grid.
• Sea surface temperature and chlorophyll are derived from NASA's Ocean Color data.
• Ocean currents and sea surface heights are derived from AVISO's Ssalto/Duacs Gridded Absolute Dynamic Topography & absolute geostrophic velocities data.

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