[Coral-List] Turtle imprinting.

[Walt Smith]

Yes Helen that is what we see here also in the west. The few programs that
were operational all seem to have died with Cyclone Evan 2012. However, they
still talk about the program as if it exist but does not.
Walt 

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Sent: Friday, July 25, 2014 4:25 PM
To: Melbourne Briscoe; John Ware; Coral-List
Subject: Re: [Coral-List] Turtle imprinting.

I live in Fiji. They are making it up on the spot...


On 25-Jul-14 9:19 AM, Melbourne Briscoe wrote:
> I visited an island in Fiji that is doing the capturing, raising,
releasing. I asked this very question. They claimed the imprinting occurred
when the turtles entered the water, not at birth.  They did not explain how
they knew this, and I do not know if they were making it up on the spot.
>
> - Mel
>
> On July 24, 2014 4:39:57 PM EDT, John Ware <jware at erols.com> wrote:
>> Dear List:
>>
>> Not really a coral reef topic, but related:
>>
>> Over the past few years we have seen several resorts in tropical 
>> areas that stand guard over sea-turtle egge clutches.  Then, when 
>> hatching occurs, the young turtles are put in pens and raised until 
>> they are ~6 m to 1 y old and then released.
>>
>> I know that female turtles return to their natal place to lay their 
>> eggs.  The question is: When do they imprint on that natal place?  If 
>> the imprinting must occur soon after hatching, then the well meaning 
>> people at the resorts are actually doing a disservice.
>>
>> Anybody with real knowledge out there that can comment on the practice?
>>
>> John
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