Loggerhead Turtle With Satellite Tag

 

Baja, Mexico

Loggerhead Sea Turtle Photos

August 1999


 

(jnichols@blueoceaninstitute.org)

Tel. (USA) 831.426.0337

J. Nichols / Researcher

David M. Barron / Photographer

Tel. (USA) 508.481.3862


A bizarre twist occurred the day before our trip to Yakushima, Japan in July of 1999. Nichols received word by e-mail from Baja that a fisherman came forward with a flipper tag from a Loggerhead released in Japan! The result was that a newly hatched loggerhead from Yakushima was brought to Okinawa for approx. 6 months then tagged with a Japanese flipper tag ( by Dr. Teruya & and Dr. Uchida ) and released in 1988. The flipper tag was discovered by a Baja fisherman and kept on his key chain for 6 years before notifying Nichols associates. Nichols had gained the respect & confidence of the Baja fisherman enough to be handed this incredible discovery. The loggerhead was approx. 6 inches long when released according to the Okinawa Aquarium which released the turtle, and was caught 5 years later of the Baja coast in 1994. Ironically, the fisherman knew that Japanese loggerheads were making their way to Baja long before any researches.


 
Loggerhead Sea Turtle With Satellite Tag
Pacific Ocean - Near Magdalena Bay
511-18-17
J. Nichols Leaping
To Catch Loggerhead Sea Turtle To Attach Satellite Tag
Pacific Ocean - Near Magdalena Bay
511-15-20



Attaching Satellite Tag To Loggerhead Sea Turtle
Pacific Ocean - Near Magdalena Bay
511-17-15
Javier Miramontes & J. Nichols
Javier Is Holding Flipper Tag He Recovered From A Loggerhead Sea Turtle in 1994. Javier, A Former Fisherman, Now Is A Science Teacher, and Owns A Marine Shop
San Carlos
511-21-17



Okinawa Expo Aquarium Flipper Tag
Recovered In Baja, Mexico
San Carlos
511-22-15
Okinawa Expo Aquarium Flipper Tag
Recovered In Baja, Mexico
San Carlos
511-23-2




 

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