Rowey/YYG702

TAMUG Kemp's Ridley Tracking 2007

A project of TAMUG Sea Turtle and Fisheries Ecology Research Lab.

click map for full-size version YYG702 is a juvenile Kemp's ridley sea turtle that was outfitted and released in Lavaca Bay, Texas with a Sirtrack KiwiSat 202 transmitter on 13 June 2007. Please note that there is a degree of error in satellite tracking and that points appearing on land are probably inaccurate.

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Species: Kemp's Ridley
Life Stage: Juvenile
Gender: Unknown
Release Date: 2007-06-14 01:34:00
Release Location: Lavaca Bay
Last Location: 2007-07-31 10:44:33

Adoptive Parents:
Dr. Nadya Keller

Background

YYG702 "Rowey" is a juvenile Kemp's ridley that was outfitted with a Sirtrack KiwiSat 202 transmitter and released on 13 June 2007. This ridley was captured during STFERL entanglement netting operations in Lavaca Bay near Port Lavaca, Texas, as part of a 2-year study funded by the Texas Sea Grant Program to examine occurrence and distribution of sea turtles in Texas bays.
YYG702 was named "Rowey" by the TAMUG STFERL netting crew, in honor of Dr. Gil Rowe, the Marine Biology Department Head at TAMUG and strong supporter of STFERL activities.