By Sabine Berendse | Founder & director
Thanks to a partnership with Artemis, local veterinaries and a group of amazing volunteers we were able to conduct 2 capture and release sessions in 2018.
In January we found a large portion of sea turtles with tumor growth in some of the inlets along the noth shore. Based on the results and advises of internationally acknowledged scientists we asked permission for extra survey sessions in 2018 to gather more data to assess the severity of the infection on our sea turtle populations.
From October - November 2018 extra catch and release sessions were conducted. A new custom made net was made in Cartagena, Colombia. Safety protocols were upgraded and a collaboration was also formed with Artemis.
Total amount of turtles checked in the catch and release survey in 2018 were 167. Of these 68 were caught in January and 99 in Oktober and November.
The data collected gives us a better insight into our populations and their conditions.
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