Mona Island Hawksbill Tracking 2004
A project of UPR Mona Island Hawksbill Turtle Tracking Program in conjunction with the partners and sponsors detailed below.
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| Name | Species | Life Stage | Release Date | Last Location | Days Transmitted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03-072 | Hawksbill | Adult | 2004-10-07 | 2005-01-08 | 93 |
| 04-153 Owen | Hawksbill | Adult | 2004-10-06 | 2005-03-22 | 167 |
| 04-155 | Hawksbill | Adult | 2004-10-09 | 2005-06-04 | 238 |
| N02-04 | Hawksbill | Adult | 2004-10-09 | 2005-05-01 | 204 |
| N02-06 | Hawksbill | Adult | 2004-10-08 | 2005-02-04 | 119 |
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Introduction
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Mona is an uninhabited limestone island that lies midway between Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic, in the Mona Passage. The island is managed as a Natural Reserve by the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (DRNA) of Puerto Rico. Mona, and its nearby satellite Monito Island, feature a range of habitats used by turtles, both for foraging and reproduction. Mona's approximately 7 km of sandy beaches are used extensively by nesting hawksbills and the island constitutes one of the largest breeding colonies for this species in the Caribbean.
In this study, we are tracking breeding adult male and female hawksbills as they depart Mona for their feeding grounds. We have previously followed adult hawksbills by satellite telemetry as far as to Nicaragua, some 1600 km (1000 miles) from Mona.
Project Partners
This tracking project is a joint effort by the non-profit group Chelonia, DRNA-Puerto Rico, and the University of Puerto Rico at Rio Piedras.
Project Sponsors
Primary funding is provided by NSF through CREST-CATEC(UPR), with additional support from the Office of Protected Resources (U.S. NMFS, NOAA), and DRNA-Puerto Rico.
