Cemetery Beach Port Hedland Flatback Tracking Project 2009/2010

A project of Western Australian Sea Turtle Satellite Tracking Project in conjunction with the partners and sponsors detailed below.

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Cemetery Beach Port Hedland Flatback Tracking Project 2009/2010
NameSpeciesLife StageRelease DateLast LocationDays Transmitted
52895Flatback Turtleadult2009-12-122010-09-07269
52896Flatback Turtleadult2009-12-102010-09-07271
52897Flatback Turtleadult2009-12-122010-09-07269
52900Flatback Turtleadult2009-12-102010-09-07271
52901Flatback Turtleadult2009-12-112010-09-07270
52903Flatback Turtleadult2009-12-122010-09-08270
52904Flatback Turtleadult2009-12-112010-09-08271
52907Flatback Turtleadult2009-12-102010-09-07271
52909Flatback Turtleadult2009-12-112010-09-08271
52911Flatback Turtleadult2009-12-012009-12-010

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Introduction



Flatback turtles are being satellite tracked from Cemetery Beach in the town of Port Hedland in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. This is the second year of this project and with 5 transmitters deployed in 2008/2009 and an addtional 10 transmitters deployed during the 2009/2010 season. The project is being sponsored by BHPBIO as part of the Quantum Project.

Project Partners

BHP Billiton Quantum Project

Care for Hedland Association

Pendoley Environmental Pty Ltd

Project Sponsors

BHP Billiton Quantum Project