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HAWKSBILL SEA TURTLE (Eretmochelys imbricata) |
BODY MASS: 80 kg 1 | DEEPEST DIVE: 72.1 m (REF 1) |
BODY LENGTH: 87 cm 1 | LONGEST DIVE: 4866 s (REF 1) |
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MONA ISLAND (18°05'N - 67°53'W) | ![]() |
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1994: Foraging depth: gd-avg= 4.4 ± 1.6m, max= 72.1m (N=4 turtles) 1994: Foraging duration: gd-avg= 11 ± 2.7min, max= 3534s (N=4 turtles) 1994: Resting dive depth: gd-avg= 6.3 ± 2.1m, max= 56.2m (N=4 turtles) 1994: Resting dive duration: gd-avg= 33.6 ± 2.8min, max= 4866s (N=4 turtles) 1994: (custom-built TDR, 25x30x50mm, 85-135g, sampling= 8s, Res. 0.29-0.36m) |
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1992-94: Foraging dive depth: gd-avg= 8.9 ± 1.1m, max= 24.1 m (N=5 turtles) 1992-94: Foraging dive duration: gd-avg= 21.8 ± 3.2min, max= 2982s 1992-94: Foraging dive duration: gd-avg= 21.8 ± 3.2min, max= (N=5 turtles) 1992-94: Resting dive depth: gd-avg= 8.5 ± 1.2m, max= 17.5m (N=5 turtles) 1992-94: Resting dive duration: gd-avg= 41.2 ± 4.3min, max= 4422s 1992-94: Resting dive duration: gd-avg= 41.2 ± 4.3min, max= (N=5 turtles) 1992-94: (custom-built TDR, 25x30x50 mm, 85-135 g, sampling= 8s, Res. 0.29-0.4m) |
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SAINT CROIX (17°41'N - 64°54'W) | ![]() |
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1999: Dive depth: gd-avg= 19.2 ± 9.6m (N=3 turtles) 1999: (Mk7 TDR, Wildlife Computers, 22x107x12mm, 35g, sampling= 30s, Res. 0.5-5m) |
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TORTUGUERO BEACH (10°21-35'N - 83°23-31'W) | ![]() |
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2000: Internesting dive depth: avg= 29.2 ± 11.7m (N=1 turtle) 2000: Post-nesting dive depth: gd-avg= 13.9 ± 2.3m (N=2 turtles) 2000: feeding dive depth: gd-avg= 38.8 ± 2.2m (N=2 turtles) 2000: (Satellite transmitter with sensor recording mean dive time) |
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