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Why do we tag turtles? Upwell contributed our sea turtle telemetry data and expertise to the global UN-endorsed research project, MegaMove, which involves almost 400 scientists from over 50 countries in an effort to identify the most critical locations in our global oceans for better marine conservation efforts. The research found that the targets of the current BBNJ Treaty - signed by 115 countries but still to be ratified – is a step in the right direction and will be key to assist conservation but insufficient to cover all critical areas used by threatened marine megafauna, suggesting that additional threat mitigation measures are also needed.
Six months ago, Upwell and Two Oceans Aquarium deployed micro-satellite tags on 12 loggerhead turtles rehabilitated at the Turtle Conservation Centre. We watched their progress with many questions and hypotheses. While it will take far longer than six months to answer any of these questions fully, we made some fascinating observations that allow us to ask even more questions!
A guest blog from our partners at the New Zealand Department of Conservation about the aerial surveys over the Bay of Plenty we carried out as part of a collaborative project.