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The following report is from Larry Katahira, the manager of the Hawksbill monitoring program for Hawaii Volcano National Park.
(Note: "pau" means done or finished.)
Honuea update, Dec. 5, 2005
As of 12/5, there are 47 nests from 16 turtles at 5 beaches:
--Pohue: 4 newly tagged turtles - 14 nests, 1 possible nest, 13 are pau. (This beach is the highlight of the season. In the past, Pohue only had 1-2 nests/yr, and for many years there were none…maybe we are seeing the results of our past management???)
--Kahakahakea: 1 turtle, 0 nests (we probably missed the nests due to coverage at other beaches)
--Puu Kamehame: 7 turtles, 17 nests are all pau.
--Awili: 1 turtle, 4 nests are all pau.
--Apua: 4 turtles, 11 nests, 10 are pau.
--Halape: 1 turtle, 1 nest, pau. (we probably missed a few nests due to coverage at other beaches)
--Kawa: 1 turtle, 0 nest (we probably missed the nests)
**We monitored other sites such as Punaluu, Koloa, Manuka, and other unnamed sandy beaches but did not confirm nesting.
**For the past few seasons we have observed nesting turtles using multiple beaches. For example, a turtle that nested at Apua also nested at Halape. And a turtle that nested at Kamehame nested at Koloa last year. This year a turtle that false nested at Kamehame arrived at Kawa but we couldn't find the nest or nests. This movement pattern requires us to be constantly moving around and not spending all our time at our past favorite nesting beach. This nesting movement will also provide for establishment of new populations at other beaches!
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WTT's Public Service Announcements WTT's Turtle Ambassador Program Pictures from the Honu Festival at Turtle Bay Resort, June 2005 (A Benefit for WTT) Pictures from Sea Turtle Independence Day at the Mauna Lani Bay Resort on the Big Island of Hawaii, July 4, 2005 World Turtle Trust Annual Report for 2004 Notes from Early 2005 on the Impact of the Indian Ocean Tsuami on Sea Turtles | |||||||||
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