Gilbert

Turks and Caicos Islands Turtle Project 2009 to 2012: Green & Hawksbill Turtles

A project of Marine Turtle Research Group.

click map for full-size version UPDATE 26.08.12: Gilbert is now negotiating open ocean eddies and heading south...... There is more information about this turtle and the Turks and Caicos Islands Turtle Project here http://www.mcsuk.org/conservation_in_action/Marine turtles/Tracking turtles/Tracking turtles

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Species: Green Turtle
Life Stage: Sub adult
Gender: Unknown
Release Date: 2011-08-21 20:20:00
Release Location: Caicos bank
Last Location: 2012-08-30 13:50:24

Adoptive Parents:
Stacy Ramirez
Katherine Carignan
Megan
Braeden Wheeler
Ferons' Third Grade
Professor Fred Wilson
St. Peter's Lutheran School 4th Grade 2011-2012
Cassidy
Year 4HG 2011
Roima Paewai
Gilbert Martinez
Jayden Daniello
Maureen Boyd
Mary
Cameron
Bridgett Pilgrim
Krystal Newman
Edward Mones
Andrew
Alida Lozan
Will Schilling
Kole Dickinson
Stephanie Cotugno
Leonie Koch
Cornelia Oberlander
Raccoon Class
Sue H
Ms. Busch's Reading Class
Sandymount Elementary Third Grade
Karli Glenn Fischer
Jennifer Cole
Rancho Santa Fe 2nd grade 2011-12
Nathan Ashby

Background

Gilbert is a sub-adult (CCL=77.6cm) green turtle captured at Southern Bush, just south of the Windward Going Through passage between Middle and East Caicos. The turtle was captured by TCI Turtle Project Officer Amdeep Sanghera on a sampling trip with legendary TCI turtle fishers Gilbert Jennings and Dave Clare. The turtle is fitted with a Sirtrack Fastloc tag to determine its fine scale movements in its tidal foraging habitat. The purchase and deployment of this tag is supported by the National Marine Aquarium, Plymouth, with additional project support from the People's Trust for Endangered Species.