Study

Conservation and biology of the leatherback turtle in the Mexican Pacific

  • Published source details Martínez L.S., Barragán A.R., Muñoz D.G., García N., Huerta P. & Vargas F. (2007) Conservation and biology of the leatherback turtle in the Mexican Pacific. Chelonian Conservation and Biology, 6, 70-78.

Actions

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Action Category

Relocate nests/eggs to a hatchery: Sea turtles

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Reptile Conservation
  1. Relocate nests/eggs to a hatchery: Sea turtles

    A study in 1982–2005 on four beaches on the pacific coast of Mexico (Martínez et al. 2007) reported that after relocating leatherback turtle Dermochelys coriacea nests to an on-beach hatchery, some successfully hatched. Results were not statistically tested. Average hatching success/year was 35–53%. Over the course of the study, at least 639,000 eggs were moved to the hatchery, and at least 270,000 hatchlings were released in to the wild. Patrols of at least one of four beaches took place annually in 1982–2005. In 1997–2005, the survey protocol was standardized across all four beaches, and nightly patrols to search for nests took place in October–May at 20:00–05:00 h. Clutches of eggs were gathered as soon as possible after laying (normally within 1–2 hours) and reburied in a protected, fenced area. Hatchlings were released on emergence at a number of different locations on the beach.

    (Summarised by: William Morgan)

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