Loggerhead turtle tagging with National Geographic - Grau du Roi - France - July 21 to 22, 2009

mission effectuée

The organisation CESTMED takes care of Mediterranean turtles that have been hit by propellers or poisoned by plastic bags, easily mistaken for jellyfish. A loggerhead turtle will be equipped with a crittercam, provided by National Geographic and the logistical support of Antinea, in order to assess the re-adaptation of these turtles to their natural habitat after a period of captivity. The crew from Fleur de Passion will visit their hospital and participate in the release of turtles, some of which will be fitted with tags, allowing scientists to observe their activities. Partners: National Geographic / C.E.S.T.M.E.D / Seaquarium (Grau du Roi)

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Position : 43'32'04' N - 04'07'11' E

The daily videos of the mission

The Crittercam: First Images

The Crittercam has been recovered. Greg Marshall and the Antinea team are eager to view the pictures taken.

However, before any viewing and data analysis can be done, we need to download the film and data files on to a computer.

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Diaporama. The photos of the mission