In an attempt to answer these questions, STC and its partners use satellite transmitters to track some of the larger green turtles captured each year as part of the in-water monitoring program.
When and how they leave Bermuda, and where they go, are important mysteries in the life cycle of green turtles.
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No regular nesting of green turtles occurs anymore in Bermuda, yet its waters are filled with thousands of young green turtles that arrive when they are roughly the size of a Frisbee and leave the island shortly before reaching full adulthood. STC and its Bermuda Turtle Project partners learned decades ago that Bermuda’s nearshore waters provide important developmental habitat for green turtles that originate from all over the Caribbean and Atlantic. For months, the young turtle shuttled between positions in the nearshore sea grass beds of Somerset Long Bay, where it was originally tagged, and two locations located on the west side of the Bermuda Platform. Anne and Peter Meylan and Robert Hardy, with scores of Sea Turtle Conservancy members and supporters following the turtle’s movements online. * Restoring Native Dune Vegetation to Reduce Impacts of Artificial Lighting Previous Issueīy Lexie Beach, Communications CoordinatorKirsty, a juvenile green turtle tracked by satellite as part of the collaborative Bermuda Turtle Project (BTP), has flown the coop! After being fitted with a satellite transmitter and released in Bermuda in August 2014, Kirsty’s movements and habitat use were carefully tracked by BTP researchers Drs. * Bermuda Green Turtle Surprises Researchers Bermuda Green Turtle Surprises Researchers
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