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Bonaire Nature & Nature Organizations: Satellite tracking - week of July 18
Bonaire Talk: Bonaire Nature & Nature Organizations: STCB (Sea Turtle Conservation Bonaire): Satellite tracking - week of July 18
Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Andrew Uhr (BonaireTalker - Post #93) on Monday, July 19, 2004 - 8:40 am:     Edit PostPrint Post

Update for July 18

Andy

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Dear Friends,

Today we received very good radio signals from loggerhead 'Extra', indicating she continues to hold a very steady course and still swimming about 80 km/day. Her average dive time as measured and relayed by the transmitter is about 10 minutes.

Hawksbill 'Tom' is still patrolling Klein Bonaire and his dives are now on average slightly longer than 1 hour.

I will keep you posted,

Robert P van Dam

Project Director
Sea Turtle Conservation Bonaire

PO Box 492
Kralendijk, Bonaire
Netherlands Antilles

phone (599) 717 2225
cellular (599) 790 0433
email stcb@bonaireturtles.org
website www.bonaireturtles.org

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Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Andrew Uhr (BonaireTalker - Post #94) on Wednesday, July 21, 2004 - 8:03 am:     Edit PostPrint Post

Update for July 19

Andy

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Dear Friends,

The loggerhead 'Extra' swam almost 90 km yesterday, now in a westerly direction towards Nicaragua. She is about located about 750 km from Bonaire, in deep waters north of Colombia.

Meanwhile, hawksbill 'Tom' is with us at Klein Bonaire, where snorkelers reported seeing him on Sunday.

I will keep you posted,
Robert P van Dam

Project Director
Sea Turtle Conservation Bonaire

PO Box 492
Kralendijk, Bonaire
Netherlands Antilles

phone (599) 717 2225
cellular (599) 790 0433
email stcb@bonaireturtles.org
website www.bonaireturtles.org

map

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Andrew Uhr (BonaireTalker - Post #95) on Wednesday, July 21, 2004 - 8:58 am:     Edit PostPrint Post

update for July 20

Andy

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Dear Friends,

"Our" loggerhead 'Extra' keeps on swimming, now due west, and at 800 km from Bonaire she is halfway towards the coasts of Honduras and Nicaragua. Yesterday she swam over 90 km in 24 hours, which is about 1 meter per second, and continuously for the last ten days.

Hawksbill 'Tom' is still with us at Klein Bonaire.

I will keep you posted,

Robert P van Dam

Project Director
Sea Turtle Conservation Bonaire

PO Box 492
Kralendijk, Bonaire
Netherlands Antilles

phone (599) 717 2225
cellular (599) 790 0433
email stcb@bonaireturtles.org
website www.bonaireturtles.org


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Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Carole Baker (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #3812) on Wednesday, July 21, 2004 - 5:58 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

Thanks, Andy....Extra is really trucking right along...I wonder which way she will turn from here?? Any storm activity influencing the currents at all? Carole

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Andrew Uhr (BonaireTalker - Post #96) on Thursday, July 22, 2004 - 3:44 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

Update for July 21
Andy
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Dear Friends,

Loggerhead 'Extra' swam another 85 km yesterday towards Honduras and is now more than 900 km from Bonaire. She is still moving mostly to the west with her last position indicating perhaps a more northwesterly course.

We saw male hawksbill 'Tom' yesterday in the water at Klein Bonaire and he looks fine, with transmitter firmly attached.

I will keep you posted,

Robert P van Dam

Project Director
Sea Turtle Conservation Bonaire

PO Box 492
Kralendijk, Bonaire
Netherlands Antilles

phone (599) 717 2225
cellular (599) 790 0433
email stcb@bonaireturtles.org
website www.bonaireturtles.org

map

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Andrew Uhr (BonaireTalker - Post #97) on Friday, July 23, 2004 - 7:41 am:     Edit PostPrint Post

update for July 22.

Andy
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Dear Friends,

Loggerhead 'Extra' is now 1000 km from Bonaire and still swimming about 80 km per day. She is located in deep open water directly south of Jamaica and continues to move towards Honduras.

'Tom' the male hawksbill remains on the reef at Klein Bonaire.

I will keep you posted,

Robert P van Dam

Project Director
Sea Turtle Conservation Bonaire

PO Box 492
Kralendijk, Bonaire
Netherlands Antilles

phone (599) 717 2225
cellular (599) 790 0433
email stcb@bonaireturtles.org
website www.bonaireturtles.org

map

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Bert van Barneveld (BonaireTalker - Post #24) on Friday, July 23, 2004 - 8:40 am:     Edit PostPrint Post

I wonder how these turtle survive in open sea.
What are they living on?
How deep are the waters where she is now?

Anybody has an idea?

Cheers, Bert

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Bud Gillan (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #129) on Friday, July 23, 2004 - 11:13 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

Bert,

Good questions. Sea turtles eat pelagic jelly(fish). These jellies are found in every ocean and are primarily protein, carbohydrates, and mostly water. Many species of jellies live at or near sea level where the turtles can get them. One example is the Man-O-War that floats at the surface. Turtles are immune to the jelly stings because of their special mucous lining in their mouths and gut.

It is also amazing that sea turtles will imprint and geolocate (animal GPS system) where they came from and then years later return to the same waters and beaches to reproduce and lay eggs.

The stuff they are doing on Bonaire with sea turtles is cutting edge science. And we have a front row seat.

Bud Gillan

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Carole Baker (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #3817) on Saturday, July 24, 2004 - 1:26 am:     Edit PostPrint Post

It is exciting and fascinating to be invited to share these experiences. Thank you to all involved. Carole

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Andrew Uhr (BonaireTalker - Post #98) on Sunday, July 25, 2004 - 10:39 am:     Edit PostPrint Post

update for July 24

Andy
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Dear Firends,

"Our" loggerhead 'Extra' has speeded up and adjusted her course slightly northwards, now over 1200 km from Bonaire and apparently aiming towards the Yucatan Peninsula. Perhaps helped by a northwest current, she swam over 120 km yesterday, much faster than the 80-90 km she was doing daily before.

Meanwhile, male hawksbill 'Tom' is remains near Klein Bonaire.

I will keep you posted,

Robert P van Dam

Project Director
Sea Turtle Conservation Bonaire

PO Box 492
Kralendijk, Bonaire
Netherlands Antilles

phone (599) 717 2225
cellular (599) 790 0433
email stcb@bonaireturtles.org
website www.bonaireturtles.org


map

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Carole Baker (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #3834) on Sunday, July 25, 2004 - 11:47 am:     Edit PostPrint Post

I thought the currents would kick in eventually! Sort of like the jet stream for planes. Go, Extra! Carole

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Brian (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #633) on Sunday, July 25, 2004 - 2:25 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

Thanks for the updates, these turtle movements are amazing.

 


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