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Sea Turtles Galore in the Northern Gulf of California * Click on the photos to view a larger, more detailed view of the turtles. On October 24, 2008 the Puerto Peñasco beach was the scene of an important event – the release and satellite tagging of the first adult hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) in the Eastern Pacífic. Named Peñasquita after the town where she was found and released, the satellite transmitter will provide us with the first information in the region on the migratory route and nesting zones of adult hawksbills. Since that event, there have been a number of other encounters with marine turtles in Puerto Peñasco, highlighting how important this region is for these charismatic animals.
Until now it was not well understood just how important the Northern Gulf of California is for juvenile turtles - information crucial for worldwide efforts to protect these animals. In the Puerto Peñasco region, the beaches where nestings are observed need to be protected, but it is even more important to protect the feeding grounds in the Gulf where sea turtles spend so many formative years. Their successful reproduction depends not only on the healthy environment in there nesting sites but also in the places where they develop, like here in the Northern Gulf of California. We can all contribute to saving the sea turtles. If you want to help, pick up trash you find along the beach, report any fishing or eating of sea turtles to the proper authorities (PROFEPA in Mexico), and let CEDO know if you find a nest or a sea turtle on the beach. Only we can prevent their extinction. Return to the Northern Gulf of California Environmental News homepage. Click below to read more environmental news from the Northern Gulf of California, including an unprecedented move by fishing communities to give up their gillnets to save the endangered vaquita porpoise, as well as updates on the current vaquita population study.
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