Maggie Marine

Cape Verde (Cabo Verde) 2006: Loggerhead Turtles

A project of Marine Turtle Research Group.

click map for full-size version Wow! Maggie was originally tagged in 2006 and is still transmitting. The tag had ceased transmitting last September, but apparently started up again this June. That's 1111 days, or 3 years, on 2 C cell batteries. Amazing technology!

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Species: Loggerhead
Life Stage: Adult
Gender: Female
Release Date: 2006-08-25 03:30:00
Release Location: Ervatao beach, Boavista, Cape Verde
Last Location: 2009-10-09 18:17:59

Adoptive Parents:
Anneliese Troidle
Jacquelin S. Kennedy
Connor and Kenzie Freeman
Maria Vieira de Almeida
April Anderson
Michelle Lin
Cassie Blanscet
Robin Hicks-Connors
Ed Draves
Natalie Gaston
Lukas König
Annette Hermanski

Background

This turtle was named Maggie Marine by Piper and Sydney Stump. The name Maggie is inspired by Magellan. He was a famous individual known for his travels and Loggerheads have the same love of travel. Marine represents and speaks to the ocean and Loggerheads are water creatures where the sea is their habitat.

This turtle was found on Ervatao beach by the monitoring team with Michael Coyne, Lucy Hawkes and Pedro Lopez-Suarez. At 89cm, she is on the larger side of the average size for a turtle in Boavista, and has scars on her flippers that suggest that she has been encountered and tagged here in previous seasons nesting at Boavista.