Mij

TAMUG/NPS/NRDA Kemp's ridley nesters 2012

A project of Texas A&M at Galveston/TESTR Lab.

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click map for full-size version Mij (UUU117/UUU116)is a Kemp's ridley discovered nesting on the east end of Galveston Island, Texas by beachgoers on 13 April 2012. Mij was outfitted with a Sirtrack KiwiSat 101 satellite transmitter by the TAMUG Trophic Ecology and Sea Turtle Research Lab and released at her nesting location later that same day. Please note that there is a degree of error associated with satellite tracking, and tracks on land may either indicate a nesting attempt or be inaccurate.

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Species: Kemp's Ridley
Life Stage: Adult
Gender: Female
Release Date: 2012-04-13 10:20:00
Release Location: Galveston, TX
Last Location: 2013-05-20 22:19:23

Adoptive Parents:
Julia Emanuel
Brenda Gonzales
Rosemary Brooks
Gwen Evans
Gabrielle Pereira

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Background

Mij is a Kemp's ridley discovered nesting on the east end of Galveston Island, Texas by beachgoers on 13 April 2012. Her clutch of 115 eggs was excavated by biologists from Texas A&M University at Galveston (TAMUG) and transported to Padre Island National Seashore for incubation and subsequent hatchling release.

Thanks to funding from the National Parks Service, Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA), Mij is the first turtle outfitted by TAMUG’s Trophic Ecology and Sea Turtle Research Lab (TESTR)in 2012 with a Sirtrack KiwiSat 101 satellite transmitter as part of a collaborative study assessing potential impacts from the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill on Kemp's ridley in the Gulf of Mexico. Mij (Jim spelled backwards)was named after the beach goer who spotted her crawling up the beach, looking for a place to nest. She was released at her nesting location later the same day.