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Clutch 1
(see turtle release crew) released June 14
(66 hatchlings) June 15 (40 hatchlings) -- 113 eggs, 106 Kemp's released
93.8% hatch success! (satellite transmitter attached to
female after nesting) |
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Clutch 2 released
July 3 (106 loggerhead hatchlings) -- 115 eggs, 92.2% hatch success!
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Clutch 3 released
July 6 (45 hatchlings) July 7 (15 hatchlings) July 8 (1 hatchling) -- 110
eggs, 61 Kemp's released 55.5% hatch success (satellite
transmitter attached to female after nesting) |
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Clutch 4 released
July 10 (56 Kemp's hatchlings) -- 96 eggs 61.5% hatch success!
(satellite transmitter attached to female after nesting)
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Clutch 5 released
July 11 (94 hatchlings) July 12 (7 hatchlings) -- 112 eggs, 101 Kemp's
released 90.2% hatch success |
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Clutch 6 released
July 11 (79 hatchlings) July 12 (6 hatchlings) July 13 (2 hatchling) --
111 eggs, 87 Kemp's released 81.1% hatch success |
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*Clutch 7 (86
Kemp's eggs Boca Chica Beach sponsored by Gladys Porter Zoo and the USFWS)
released July 10 (33 hatchlings) July 11 (27 hatchlings) -- 86
eggs, 60 released 69% hatch success |
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*Clutch 8 (Kemp's eggs
incubating at Boca Chica Beach sponsored by Gladys Porter Zoo and the
USFWS) released August 2 (82 hatchlings) -- 90 eggs, 91.9%
hatch success |
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*Clutch 9 (loggerhead eggs
incubating at Boca Chica Beach sponsored by Gladys
Porter Zoo and the USFWS) released August 7 (50 hatchlings) --
79 eggs, 63.3% hatch success |
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*Clutch 10 week of August 13 (Kemp's
eggs incubating at Boca Chica Beach sponsored by Gladys Porter Zoo and the
USFWS) |
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Clutch
11 August 27-31 (112 loggerhead eggs)
* All turtle eggs incubating
at Boca Chica Beach were found by USGS (Toni Torres) are under her care
and release. |
Turtle Patrols and Strandings:
Turtle patrols are no longer going down island and
we are relying on other staff and visitors to report stranded sea turtles to
us. During the course of your beach activities please continue to watch for
stranded sea turtles and immediately notify us about any that you see or you
are told about. Thank you for your help with this.
Each year, several sea turtles are caught on the
Texas coast accidentally during recreational fishing. Some of these captures
can be avoided. Additionally, injuries to the turtles resulting from the
captures can be minimized if proper steps are taken. The National Marine
Fisheries Service developed and printed bumper stickers entitled "Help Sea
Turtles with Safe Fishing Practices." These stickers outline some of the
measures that will help avoid captures and help minimize injury to captured
turtles. As Texas Coordinator for the Sea Turtle Stranding and Salvage
Network, Donna Shaver-Miller was asked to distribute these stickers to
various sites on the lower Texas coast. Since sea turtles are sometimes
caught in the surf at Padre Island National Seashore, this is one of the
locations for distributing stickers.
Information listed on the sticker:
Prevent the event: DO NOT cast your line where
turtles are seen surfacing to breathe.
If you hook or entangled a turtle on your line: -
GENTLY bring the turtle close to you, use dip net or firmly hold front
flippers and shell to safely lift out of water.
- Cut line close to hook and remove line that has
become entangled around the turtle. AVOID turtle's mouth and flipper
claws; use blunt scissors/knife to cut line.
- Do not lift turtle above water by pulling line
- this will result in further injury. If distance to you from boat/pier is
too great or turtle is too large, cut line as short as possible to release
turtle.
- Do not remove hook unless turtle is lightly
hooked and it can be taken out without further injury. If uncertain, DO
NOT remove hook.
- Turtles with serious cuts, ingested or deeply
embedded hook need veterinary care. Keep turtle in shade.
Please remember to immediately notify us about all
sea turtles found stranded and caught on hook and line. We can discuss each
capture individually. Depending on location, we may be able to travel to the
scene to aid with hook removal or transport of the turtle to a
rehabilitation facility. Also, we need to complete a form for each turtle.
Thank you very much for your help with this.
Padre
Island National Seashore