Earlier this year, Haiti Ocean Project (HOP) celebrated a groundbreaking milestone: the release of the first documented satellite-tagged turtles in Haiti’s history! 📡🐢 The HOP sea turtle team, coordinated by the Aquarium’s Marine Conservation Action Fund (MCAF) Fellow Francklin Barbier, tagged and released two Hawksbill turtles this summer, which had been accidentally caught in fishermen’s nets in Petite-Rivière-de-Nippes. Why tag turtles? Satellite tags will provide scientists with valuable data on turtle nesting, foraging and migratory behaviors, as well as post-release outcomes of disentangled turtles—all to inform conservation and education strategies. Learn more about HOP’s work: https://bit.ly/406foQy #MCAF #MarineConservationActionFund #SeaTurtleRescue
