Turkey

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: 2009-12-01 23:30:00
Release Location: Yacht Club South, Barrow Island
Last Location: 2011-06-02 11:43:16

Adoptive Parents:
Cheryl Kern
Bailey Cove Public Library
Lisa Heth
Adelaide G.
Becky Chorng
Pascoe Murison
Vaishali Joglekar
Max Kelly

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 the hundreds of flatback turtles that have returned to nest at Barrow Island this summer.