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 2005-2006 Summary Chart  

Weekly Nesting Chart

Chart showing number of turtles observed nesting, by week, during 2005-2006 season (click chart to enlarge).

 

 

2005-2006 Nesting Highlight
Learn how many turtles are nesting this season and what the numbers mean...

 Overview by Month

October 2005

The nesting season has begun and so far things are going very well. We have identified 29 different individuals, four of them are new recruits and 25 remigrant turtles. Last year by this time we had only seen 14 turtles and only one was a new turtle. However, we are still down from 2003-2004 numbers when we observed more than 50 turtles by the end of October.

We had very strong on shore winds and heavy rain in September and beginning of October. We found washed up on the beach several injured and sick turtles, probably related to the bad weather conditions resulting from the hurricanes in the Atlantic.

10/05 calendar

November 2005

We have identified 59 turtles so far this season, 10 more than observed at Playa Grande during the entire '04-'05 season, and 7 more than the number of turtles registered at all beaches within the Park. The number of nesting females this year seems to be in between the last couple of seasons. We have relocated 32 nests to the hatchery and 9 nests to safer areas on the beach and have marked 95 nests on the beach for which we are recording temperatures of incubation.

11/05 calendar

December 2005

There have been 84 turtles up to the 31st of December, with 22 of them being new turtles. Two turtles have come to the beach with injuries from interactions with boats - one of them had a longline hook still attached that we removed and the wound is now healing, the other one had an injury on the carapace from a propeller.

12/05 calendar

January 2006

We have identified 107 turtles, twice the number of turtles that we had last year. 31 of them were new recruits to the population. We have left 272 nests in situ on the beach and we have relocated 35 nests to the hatchery and 25 nests to safer areas of the beach. There are only 3 nests left in the hatchery, ready to hatch at any time. The number of turtles is beginning to decrease as the end of the season approaches.

01/06 calendar

February 2006

We have seen 108 different turtles on Playa Grande this season: 32 were new turtles, 68 were remigrants and 8 were not in our data base. We got twice as many turtles as last season. We also marked 272 in situ nests on the beach and relocated 34 nest to the hatchery and 28 to safer areas on the beach.

02/06 calendar


 

 2005-2006 Calendars – Daily Record of Nesting Activity

October 2005 CALENDAR
November 2005 CALENDAR
December 2005 CALENDAR
January 2006 CALENDAR
February 2006 CALENDAR

October 2005  
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September 26

UNKNOWN

 

27

NONE

28

NONE

29

UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN

30

NONE

October 1

042-777-530

2

126-465-585A

3

NONE

4

127-169-373A

5

NONE

6

024-869-560

7

024-869-560

8

NONE

9

005-085-586
UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN

10

NONE

11

026-866-849

12

017-521-880
042-777-530
UNKNOWN

13

NONE

14

030-379-323
126-959-130A
127-173-365A

15

126-975-620A

16

UNKNOWN

17

007-025-529

18

NONE

19

UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN

20

UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN
126-336-120A
006-087-094
024-607-547
126-966-666A

21

127-179-632A
126-436-360A

22

126-465-585A
017-521-880
026-866-849
UNKNOWN

23

029-302-637
006-276-512
UNKNOWN

24

007-288-519
029-829-595

25

123-735-173A
127-173-365A
126-959-130A
126-975-620A

26

NONE

27

127-169-373A
005-085-586
007-026-264
126-379-326A
127-173-365A

28

024-607-547
024-869-560
006-256-560

29

UNKNOWN
126-379-535A
126-336-120A

30

UNKNOWN
006-087-094

31

126-338-365A
127-179-632A
017-521-880
126-966-666A
042-777-530
127-166-764A

          
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November 2005  
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1

NONE

2

026-866-849
126-436-360A
UNKNOWN

 

3

029-279-633

 

4

006-276-512
006-777-834
126-975-620A
029-829-595
007-025-529
UNKNOWN
005-085-586

5

126-435-654A
127-169-373A
126-959-130A
024-607-547

6

123-733-172A
127-173-365A

7

007-026-264
024-869-560
UNKNOWN
123-659-640A
126-379-326A
044-605-550
126-336-120A
UNKNOWN

8

126-379-535A
006-256-560
UNKNOWN

9

123-735-173A
029-123-338
026-871-378
126-465-585A
126-966-666A

10

017-521-880
042-777-530
UNKNOWN
006-087-094
007-288-519
126-338-365A
UNKNOWN

11

026-866-849
127-179-632A
UNKNOWN

12

005-085-586
043-289-342
126-436-360A

13

UNKNOWN
RPIT:025-108-286
024-607-547
005-085-586
029-829-595

14

126-975-620A
007-025-529
006-276-512
123-653-733
006-777-834
126-969-153A

15

029-279-633
127-169-373A
007-025-529
UNKNOWN
126-435-654A
UNKNOWN

16

UNKNOWN?
123-733-172A
UNKNOWN
127-173-365A
126-513-361A
024-869-560
UNKNOWN
126-336-120A
007-026-264
UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN

17

126-379-535A

18

044-102-849
126-379-326A
UNKNOWN

19

007-288-519
007-366-788
126-465-585A
006-256-560
025-618-770
UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN
126-966-666A
042-777-530
127-232-217A

20

UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN
126-512-746A
126-338-365A

21

017-521-880
026-866-849
UNKNOWN
024-607-547
127-166-764A
126-436-360A
006-087-094

22

UNKNOWN
126-335-754A
005-085-586
005-266-600
026-871-378
043-289-342

23

029-123-338
126-975-620A
029-829-595
006-777-834
006-276-512
123-614-114A
UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN

24

025-617-578
123-915-452A
006-777-834
024-869-560
UNKNOWN

25

007-025-529
029-279-633
016-006-572
126-435-654A
126-336-120A
123-565-267A
126-274-765A
007-026-264
126-959-130A
127-173-365A

26

044-263-077
044-374-607
126-513-361A
UNKNOWN
044-096-264
123-733-172A
126-379-535A
126-969-153A
UNKNOWN

27

044-102-849
007-288-519
126-412-110A
UNKNOWN
126-465-385A

28

026-773-329
126-379-326A
044-605-550

29

042-777-530
126-966-666A
007-366-788
127-232-217A
017-521-880
024-607-547
006-256-560
UNKNOWN
005-085-586
UNKNOWN
127-166-764A

30

025-618-770
006-318-527
126-436-360A
043-280-342
026-866-849
006-087-094
127-179-632A
126-338-365A
029-829-595


 

 
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December 2005  
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1

007-025-837
123-646-224A
126-975-620A
026-553-845

2

026-871-378
029-123-338
025-617-578
024-869-560
006-276-512
030-379-323

3

006-777-834
126-336-630A
123-614-114A
126-336-120A
126-335-754A
123-565-267A
127-169-373A

4

123-915-452A
016-006-592
126-959-130A
126-333-297A
126-336-120A
UNKNOWN
029-279-633
007-025-529
127-173-365A
126-379-535A

5

?007-026-264?
007-288-519
044-102-849
123-733-172A
126-435-654A
UNKNOWN
007-025-529
044-102-849
UNKNOWN

6

044-096-264
126-274-765A
126-412-110A
006-547-042
126-465-585A
044-374-607
025-538-814
044-263-077

7

126-269-111A
126-336-120A

8

005-085-586
126-969-153A
005-808-276
126-966-666A
127-166-764A
017-521-880
UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN

9

127-232-217A
126-276-173A
UNKNOWN
126-379-326A
006-321-042
126-338-365A
026-866-849
126-975-620A
007-366-788
043-289-342
UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN
006-087-094
126-436-360A
UNKNOWN

10

127-179-632A
006-318-527
UNKNOWN
126-975-620A
UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN

11

025-617-578
126-522-585A
006-785-302
024-869-560
026-553-845
006-777-834
026-871-378
006-276-512
UNKNOWN

12

123-646-224A
007-025-837
123-653-733A
126-336-130A
029-123-338
030-379-323
123-565-267A
UNKNOWN
123-614-114A
UNKNOWN

13

029-279-633
126-335-754A
007-288-519
016-006-592
126-379-535A

14

126-336-630A
044-102-849
126-275-460A
007-026-264
126-959-130A

15

UNKNOWN
127-173-365A

16

UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN
123-733-172A
005-568-587
044-374-607
126-465-585A
126-412-110A
007-025-529
126-336-120A
UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN

17

126-311-583A
123-556-354A
044-263-077
UNKNOWN
126-435-654A
006-547-042
126-966-666A
029-829-595
UNKNOWN

18

127-166-764A
126-333-757A
UNKNOWN
126-338-365A
026-866-849
127-232-217A
006-087-094
044-605-550
UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN

19

126-969-153A
126-276-173A
006-318-527
006-321-042
043-289-342
127-168-273A
126-379-326A
007-366-788
123-235-173A
126-436-360A
126-334-747A
132-153-134A
127-179-632A
025-617-578

20

126-522-585A
006-256-560
006-276-512
126-975-620A
UNKNOWN
006-777-834
025-617-578
UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN
126-336-130A
UNKNOWN

21

005-266-600
UNKNOWN
024-869-560
123-565-267A
026-871-378
007-288-519
126-327-347A

22

123-653-733A
016-006-592
126-335-754A
029-123-338
029-279-633
006-785-302
UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN

23

123-614-114A
007-026-264
126-335-754A
126-379-535A
UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN

24

123-646-224A
126-959-130A
044-102-849
126-336-630A
UNKNOWN

25

127-163-392A
007-025-529
126-412-110A
044-096-264>
127-173-365A
123-733-172A
126-333-297A
029-829-595
UNKNOWN

26

127-169-373A
044-374-607
127-166-764A
126-311-583A
005-568-587
123-556-354A
126-465-585A
126-966-666A
006-547-042
126-336-120A
123-866-140A

27

126-969-153A
026-866-849
044-263-077
006-318-527
044-605-550
127-232-217A
017-521-880
127-168-273A
UNKNOWN
006-087-094
043-289-342

28

126-276-173A
126-338-365A
UNKNOWN
006-321-042
126-379-326A
006-276-512
007-366-788
132-153-134A
126-975-620A
025-617-578
126-522-585A
UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN

29

006-276-512
UNKNOWN
126-269-111A
126-336-130A

30

126-414-533A
006-256-560
029-279-633
UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN
005-266-608
UNKNOWN

31

UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN
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January 2006  
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1

126-338-127A
123-871-514A
126-335-754A
126-379-535A
006-785-302

2

126-248-666A
007-025-529
126-412-11A
123-871-514A
126-336-630A
UNKNOWN

3

126-959-130A
123-646-324A
127-173-365A
123-733-172A
007-025-529
123-556-354A
127-169-373A
UNKNOWN

4

123-776-280A
025-538-814
UNKNOWN
044-096-264
126-966-666A
026-773-329
006-318-527
126-275-460A
126-333-297A
127-163-392A
030-332-003
006-087-094

5

127-168-273A
044-374-607
006-547-042
UNKNOWN
127-232-217A
025-328-368
043-289-342
123-866-140A
UNKNOWN
005-568-587
026-866-849
132-153-134A
UNKNOWN

6

UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN
123-859-515A
126-975-620A
126-969-153A
007-288-519
005-568-616
026-866-849
123-866-140A
126-333-757A
126-338-365A
126-379-326A
044-263-077
044-605-550
UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN

7

007-288-519
006-321-042
025-617-578
126-522-585A
127-179-632A
126-975-620A
007-366-788
126-338-365A
126-269-111A
006-276-512
126-336-130A
123-735-173A
126-327-347A
UNKNOWN
126-975-620A
126-516-753A

8

025-617-578
UNKNOWN
126-435-571A
029-279-633
026-867-093
UNKNOWN
126-414-533A
123-565-267A
006-256-560
025-617-578

9

007-026-264
UNKNOWN
026-553-845
026-871-378
026-553-845
029-123-338
UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN
126-411-765A

10

123-653-733A
029-297-358
029-829-595
029-320-031

11

123-855-16A
126-412-110A
126-335-754A

12

123-871-514A
123-556-354A
126-311-583A
007-025-529
123-733-172A
126-336-630A
044-531-542
030-379-323
044-096-264
007-025-837
127-173-365A
126-966-666A

13

006-318-527
UNKNOWN
126-311-583A
126-959-130A
123-673-615A
007-025-529
123-556-354A
126-347-452A
029-320-031
123-776-280A
026-773-329
030-332-003
030-379-323
123-733-172A
126-338-127

14

005-568-587
127-232-217A
123-646-224A
126-333-297A
043-289-342
127-168-273A
126-347-452A
132-153-134A
006-087-094
006-547-042
126-969-153
UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN

15

126-351-126A
UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN
126-379-326A
UNKNOWN
127-163-392A
123-859-515A
123-866-140A
026-773-329
126-975-620A
007-025-529
007-288-519

16

044-263-077
UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN
123-866-140A
044-605-550
126-269-111A
126-338-365A
126-333-757A
007-025-529
123-735-173A
123-563-731A
126-267-795A
044-605-550
007-366-788

17

006-276-512
UNKNOWN
126-275-460A
UNKNOWN
123-866-140A

18

006-276-512
006-321-042
UNKNOWN
029-123-338
UNKNOWN
029-829-595
026-871-378
R: 126-463-671A

19

 

20

123-653-733A
006-256-560
026-871-378
UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN

21

123-871-514A
R:033-803-366
029-297-358

22

007-025-837
006-785-302
006-256-560
126-336-630A
006-318-527
UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN

23

UNKNOWN
123-776-280A
044-374-607
126-969-153A
127-232-217A
030-332-003
123-556-354A
126-311-583A
UNKNOWN

24

UNKNOWN
123-646-224A
006-547-042
126-347-452A
126-311-583A
127-168-273A
126-351-126A
123-776-280A

25

030-379-323
005-568-587
126-311-583A
123-563-731A
123-859-515A
126-269-111A
123-673-615A
126-969-153A
026-773-329
127-163-392A
123-866-140A
126-338-365A
126-267-795A
UNKNOWN
044-263-077
007-025-529
126-333-757A
026-773-329
126-975-620A
126-327-347A

26

007-366-788

27

006-276-512
007-025-529
026-867-093

28

126-275-460A
007-025-529
123-809-310A
R:033-803-366

29

126-275-460A
007-025-529
123-809-310A
R:033-803-366

30

123-871-514A

31

007-025-837

1

 

2

 

3

 

4

 
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February 2006  
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29

 

30

 

31

 

1

029-297-358
127-232-217A
044-374-607

2

UNKNOWN

3

006-547-042
123-871-514A
123-866-140A
006-318-527
026-773-329
030-332-003
UNKNOWN

4

126-969-153A
126-975-620A
126-347-452A
123-859-515A
UNKNOWN

5

126-333-757A
126-269-111A
123-673-615A
127-163-392A
UNKNOWN

6

126-333-757A
126-269-111A
UNKNOWN

7

R:033-803-366
123-559-233A
026-867-093
026-553-845
UNKNOWN
126-411-765A
126-336-630A

8

123-559-233A
026-871-378
126-269-111A
126-275-460A
123-809-310A
123-559-233A
UNKNOWN

9

NONE

10

123-809-310A
044-374-607

11

123-809-310A
UNKNOWN
006-785-302

12

006-547-042
029-297-358
044-263-077
026-773-329
127-232-217A
UNKNOWN

13

123-672-397A
UNKNOWN
123-859-515A
005-568-616
126-347-452A

14

UNKNOWN
007-025-837
126-969-153A
123-673-615A
123-866-140A

15

030-332-003
123-673-615A
126-267-795A
126-333-757A

16

123-673-615A

17

UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN

18

UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN

19

UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN

20

NONE

21

044-374-607
UNKNOWN

22

UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN

23

126-347-452
123-866-140A
UNKNOWN

24

126-333-757A
123-859-515A
123-866-140A
123-672-397A

25

030-332-003
UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN

26

NONE

27

NONE

28

UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN

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2

 

3

 

4

 
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