Noelle - Gabon 2009-10: Pongara, Leatherback Turtles

A project of Marine Turtle Research Group.

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Background

Noelle was the second leatherback turtle of the season to be fitted with a satellite transmitter, she was found nesting very close to a nesting green turtle late in the evening. Noelle has been fitted with a sophisticated transmitter made by Wildlife Computers (US). The transmitter will allow us to determine the position of Noelle when she surfaces to breath, and will also gather information on her diving behaviour in this coastal region of Gabon. Pongara National Park is the second most important protected area in Gabon for nesting leatherback turtles.

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• This map connects positions generated by the ARGOS system designated as location class (lc) '3', '2', '1', '0', 'A', 'B'. Locations that have been "filtered" are displayed as small red dots.
• This maps also shows locations of class '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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