West Australian Sea Turtle Satellite Tracking Program

							West Australian Sea Turtle Satellite Tracking Program

                       Project: West Australian Sea Turtle Satellite Tracking Program

                      Country: Australia

       Organisation / Address: Pendoley Environmental Pty Ltd
                               10 Siddons Way
                               Booragoon, WA, 6154

                    Telephone: 08 9316 1718

                           Fax: 08 9316 8818

               E-mail address: pendoley@newton.dialix.com.au

      Alternate email address: kpendoley@yahoo.com.au

             Web site address:

   Location(s) of main activity: Barrow Island and Mundabullangana Station

             Project Summary: Flatback turtles are being satellite tracked as part of a larger
                              sea turtle research project associated with the development of
                              an offshore gas plant on Barrow Island.

                                  Flatback turtles are being flipper tagged at both Barrow Isalnd
                                  and Mundabullangana station to provide long term population
                                  data for modelling and environmental monitoring purposes.

                                  The satellite tracking program is providing information on the
                                  location of interesting habitat and foraging grounds. which will
                                  be used in environmental impact assessment and management
                                  programs associated with the project.

                                  In late 2005, a tagging team of 28 volunteers was organised,
                                  spread over a 2 month period. The group helped to initiate this
                                  project, which is the first ever saturation tagging program on
                                  Flatback turtles.

               Project Started: November 2005

                Project Ended:

Reports / Information material: The results will be published in a peer reviewed journal.

             Planned activities: Flatback turtles will be tracked from Barrow Island over the
                                 summer of 2005/2006.

                                  Track additional flatback turtles in 2006/2007 when the new
                                  generation GPS ptts have become available.

                 Collaborators: Chevron Australia Pty Ltd
                                Pendoley Environmental Pty Ltd

              Budget available:

             Current Sponsors: Chevron Australia Pty Ltd

                Past Sponsors:

   Information contributed by: Kellie Pendoley

             Info last updated: 6 Jan 2006

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