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Turtle name: Zoe
ID ARGOS code for transmitter
59156
Deployment location
Kiyú, San José Department, Uruguay
59156
Deployment location
Kiyú, San José Department, Uruguay
Deployment coordinates
Lat. 34.708 S, Long. 56.696 W (decimal degrees)
Deployment date
29 October 2006
Current location
See 'Tracking entries' below
Lat. 34.708 S, Long. 56.696 W (decimal degrees)
Deployment date
29 October 2006
Current location
See 'Tracking entries' below
Team in charge of deployment & tracking
Carapace length
155.5 cm
Life Stage
Adult
Gender
Female
Flipper/pit tag number
LR Tag Number (or Pit tag): TTM 269
RR Tag Number (or Pit tag): TTM270
Turtle's sponsor/s
::: Remarks :::
Zoe, a healthy adult female leatherback, was incidentally captured by an entaglement net in the Rio de la Plata estuary, Uruguay. Local fishermen brought the turtle to the coast and immediately contacted members of the Karumbé project.
A satellite tag from PRICTMA (Argentina) was then brought from Buenos Aires, making possible to deploy the transmitter on the turtle after a tremendous team effort from both countries. Zoe's transmitter was attached as part of a cooperative project between Proyecto Karumbé and PRICTMA.
The leatherback turtle named Zoe. Click to view an enlarged picture.
Map locator for this leatherback. Click to view an enlarged animated version. The latest positional maps are available below.