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Barrow Island flatback tracking 2009-2010

A project of West Australian Sea Turtle Satellite Tracking Project.

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Species: Flatback Turtle
Life Stage: Adult
Gender: Female
Release Date: 2009-12-02 22:15:00
Release Location: Yacht Club South
Last Location: 2010-05-06 02:16:59

Adoptive Parents:
Mary and Chris James
Andrea Johnson
Bree lutzow
Tap Oil Limited
Emma Chesny

Background

This turtle was released from Yacht Club South Beach at Barrow Island. The satellite tracking program is a component of the Gorgon Gas marine turtle project which also encompasses a long term flatback turtle tagging program at Barrow Island and at a reference site at Mundabullangana Station on the mainland. This turtle was selected from over the hundreds of flatback turtles that have returned to nest at Barrow Island this summer.

SEATURTLE.ORG collaborates with Argos to help scientists and conservationists manage and analyse their valuable animal tracking data.