WHOI scientists tracking leatherbacks capitalize on moment
It was the best possible outcome for engineer Amy Kukulya and biologist Kara Dodge, the duo behind last year’s TurtleCam crowdfunding project. They were able to tag and track a leatherback turtle for four hours and capture huge amounts of data and video of the creature’s feeding habits and behavior. And best of all, the TurtleCam — a modified REMUS-100 autonomous underwater vehicle equipped with video cameras — was able to hone in on the acoustic tag and follow the turtle, just as designed. “Everything was just exactly how we wanted it to go,” said Dodge. Click the link to read more…
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This Week In Turtles…
Tortoise Talk: Enchanted Forest Sanctuary: When: Saturday, September 24, 2016, 11:00 am Location: Enchanted Forest Sanctuary, 444 Columbia Blvd, Titusville, FL 32780: Cost: FREE. Get the opportunity to learn about, ask questions, and meet our animal ambassador, Ashton the gopher tortoise, during this 10-minute talk and feeding. Website:www.brevardcounty.us
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