Leatherback Turtles Dive For Jellyfish
February 9, 2011
Tagging and tracking leatherback sea turtles has produced new insights into the turtles’ behavior in a part of the South Pacific Ocean long considered an oceanic desert. The new data will help researchers predict the turtles’ movements in the ever-changing environment of the open ocean, with the goal of reducing the impact of fishing on the endangered leatherback population. credit: Standford University
Topics:
Environment, Biota, Fauna of Asia, Sea turtles, Tagging of Pacific Predators, Nature Seekers, Turtle, Leatherback turtle, Reptiles of Australia, Herpetology