Arenita

Iniciativa Carey del Pacifico Oriental - ICAPO - Eastern Pacific Hawksbill Initiative

A project of NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center.

click map for full-size version Movement of Arenita since her release in Estero Padre Ramos Natural Reserve

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Species: Hawksbill
Life Stage: Adult
Gender: Female
Release Date: 2010-07-09 00:00:00
Release Location: RN Estero Padre Ramos
Last Location: 2010-09-17 13:17:31

Background

ARENITA was the name given to an adult female hawksbill captured on 9 July 2010 en the waters of the Estero Padre Ramos Natural Reserve in Nicaragua by members fo the Hawksbill Project, a program led by the local fishing cooperative COJIZOPA (Cooperativa Multisectorial Jiquilillo, Los Zorros y Padre Ramos). Arenita measured 88 cm (LCC).
Arenita was released to cheers and applause by local inhabitants from the communities of Venecia, Los Zorros and Padre Ramos. This effort would not have been possible without the hard work by the Hawksbill Project staff from the Estero Padre Ramos Natural Reserve, members of the local communities, Fauna and Flora International, the Eastern Pacific Hawksbill Initiative (ICAPO), the National OCeanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF), The William Donner Foundation and the Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources of Nicaragua (MARENA).