loggerhead turtle, caretta caretta x8558
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Firs tagged as a nesting turtle in 1977.
1977-1978 1st breeding season: Mon Repos & Oaks Bch,
• laid 4 clutches; CCL = 96.5 cm.
1980-1981, 2nd breeding season: Mon Repos,
• 3 yr remigration interval, CCL = - cm, laid 4 clutches.
1983-1984, 3rd breeding season: Mon Repos,
• 3 yr remigration interval, CCL = 100.5 cm, laid 4 clutches.
1987-1988, 4th breeding season: Mon Repos,
• 4 yr remigration interval, CCL = 101.5 cm, laid 6 clutches.
1992-1993, 5th breeding season: Mon Repos,
• 5 yr remigration interval, CCL = 101.0 cm, laid 5 clutches.
1995-1996, 6th breeding season: Mon Repos,
• 3 yr remigration interval, CCL = 101.2 cm, laid 4 clutches.
1998-1999, 7th breeding season: Mon Repos,
• 2 yr remigration interval, CCL = -- cm, laid 4 clutches.
2003-2004, 8th breeding season: Mon Repos,
• 5 yr remigration interval, CCL = 102.5 cm, laid 4 clutches.
2012-2013, 9th breeding season: Mon Repos,
• 9 yr remigration interval, CCL = 101.6 cm, laid 5 clutches.
2015-2016, 10th breeding season:
SATELLITE TELEMETRY 2015-2016:
• Wildlife Computers Splash10-F-344A GPS tag,
• PTT 133760
LOGGERHEAD TURTLE, Caretta caretta
X8558
LAID 5 CLUTCHESMON REPOS
BURNETTHEADS
BARGARA
2015-2016 SUMMERCARAPACE LENGTH = 101.4 cmREMIGRATION INTERVAL = 3 yr38 yr BREEEDING HISTORY10TH BREEDING SEASON• 5 Dec – LAID 138 EGGS• 21 Dec – LAID 97 EGGS• 3 Jan – LAID 118 EGGS
• 17 Jan – LAID 113 EGGS
• 29 Jan – LAID 131 EGGS
LOGGERHEAD TURTLE, Caretta caretta
X8558
MOVEMENTS WITHIN INTER-NESTING HABITAT
WHILE PREPARING 3 CLUTCHES OF EGGS
MORETON
BAY
BRISBANE
HERVEY
BAY
FRASER
ISLAND
BUNDABERG
MON REPOS
LOGGERHEAD TURTLE, Caretta caretta
X8558
POST-NESTING MIGRATION
SOUTH FROM MON REPOS
TO HER HOME FORAGING AREA117 km in 3 days
MARYBOROUGH
HERVEY BAY
TASMAN
SEA
DEPART MON REPOS30 Jan 2016
ARRIVE SANDY STRAITFORAGING AREA
1 Feb 2016
LOGGERHEAD TURTLE, Caretta caretta
X8558
FORAGING HABITAT TRACKING1-25 FEBRUARY 2016
FRASERISLAND
BOONARROO