Andalusia, Spain. Small loggerheads from a nest at Pulpí (Almería)

Original provider:
Doñana Biological Station (CSIC)-Universitat Politècnica de València

Dataset credits:
Data provider
Seguimiento de juveniles de Tortuga boba
Originating data center
<a href='http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/' target='_blank'>Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT)</a>
Project partner
Doñana Biological Station, CSIC<br>Universitat Politècnica of València UPV-IGIC<br>Unidad de Zoología Marina, Universidad de Valencia UV<br>Asociación Española de Herpetología-AHE<br>Environmental Office of Andalusia<br>Aquarium of Sevilla<br>NGO Equinac<br>Fundación Hombre y Territorio<br>
Project sponsor or sponsor description
This project was funded by <br>1. Ministerio de Agricultura y Medio Ambiente (Spain),16MNSV006, Marcaje y seguimiento con emisores satelitales de especies protegidas: tortugas bobas (Caretta caretta) de un año de edad procedentes de nidos del mediterráneo peninsular.<br>2. Universitat Politècnica de València (ARGOS).<br>3Fundación Hombre y Territorio which provided funds throw a crowfunding initiative for one of the tags (Morla)

Abstract:
The project aims to study the distribution and dispersal of juvenile loggerheads. The juvenile are < 1 year. They come from a a headstarting program with eggs from a nest found at a beach in Pulpi (Andalusia, Spain). This is the second nest ever found at this region. The nest was found at Palmeras Beach (Pulpi) by a fishermen family and rescued by the NGO Equinac. <br>Te nest was doomed and the eggs were relocated and incubated at the Doñana Biological Station (CSIC). Neonates were raised at the Acuario de Sevilla (Sevilla, Spain) and the CEGMA of Algeciras. Tagging was conducted by researchers from Universitat Politècnica de Valencia-IGIC and University of Valencia.