Attaching Transmitters to Leatherbacks

• Data/Pictures courtesy of:– Graeme Hays and Colleagues– Scott Eckert and colleagues– Steve Morrealle/Frank Paladino– Anders Rhodin and colleagues

Presentation made by Brendan J. Godley, Steve Morreale & Anders Rhodinduring the Tagging Workshop of the 23rd Symposium on

Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation, March 2003, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Attaching Transmitters to Leatherbacks

• Cosmopolitan Pelagic Range• Conservation Priority• Amazing Divers

• Lots of interest in device attachment– Data/Picture Courtesy of Scott Eckert– Anders Rhodin– Steve Morreale/Frank Paladino

Contribution from Hays and colleagues

Basic HarnessEckert, Hughes, Hays and others

GC Hays, University of Wales Swansea

Turtle 2

Turtle 3

Turtle 1

Grenada Copyright Graeme HaysUniversity of Wales Swansea

Map produced 12 August 2002Only approximate tracks are shownFor further details contact: g.hays@swan.ac.uk

http://www.swan.ac.uk/biosci/acadstaff/gch.htm

Funded by:

University of Wales Swansea

Marine Conservation Society

Ocean Spirits Inc.

Contribution from Eckert and colleagues

Eckert & Dutton

Eckert et al.

Eckert

Morreale et al

Eckert et al.

Duron-Dufrenne

Ferraroli et al

Eckert

James& Eckert

Keinath & Musick

Hughes et al

Movements of leatherback sea turtlesas determined with satellite telemetry

Movements of leatherback sea turtlesas determined with satellite telemetry

Contribution from Morreale and colleagues

Contribution from Rhodin and colleagues

Monitoring Post-nesting Movements of Leatherback Turtles from Puerto Rico,using Direct Carapacial Attachment ofPop-up Satellite Archival Tags (PSAT)

and Satellite Ten-TDR Tags

• Molly Lutcavage, New England Aquarium• Anders Rhodin, Chelonian Research Foundation• Sam Sadove, Tradewinds Associates• Yonat Swimmer, NMFS-Hawaii• Carol Rehm Conroy, Boston Medical Center• Hector Horta, Dept. Natural Resources, Puerto Rico• Russ Andrews, Univ. of British Columbia

Titanium bone anchor

Anchors:22 mm x 3.2 mmdrill hole 3.5 mm

Carapace bone~ 4-8 mm thick

Titanium Fish-line

PSAT: 1 anchorSDRT: 4 anchors

Titanium Anchor

Titanium Fish-line

Fish-line Swivel

Titanium Crimps

Monofilament Fish-line

Pop-up Tag

Fish-line Crimps

Corrosible Link