Location and movements of Aitkanti, tagged in Suriname
Turtle Name: Aitkanti
Samsambo Beach, Suriname
N 05.79° W 54.0°
Deployment date
25 Jun 2005
Current location
See 'Tracking entries' below
Team in charge of deployment & tracking
Carapace length
147.5cm
Flipper/pit tag number
0611 ABD6 (pit tagged in Suriname 2001)
Turtle's sponsor/s
::: Remarks :::
Aitkanti (pronounced "eyet-can-tea") is an adult female leatherback sea turtle. She was encountered nesting on the morning of June 25, 2005, on Samsambo Beach in Suriname. She measured 147.5 cm in curved carapace (shell) length.
Aitkanti had already been pit tagged during the 2001 nesting season. A harness with a satellite transmitter was applied after she finished nesting.
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