TURTLES TAGGED & RELEASED BY THE NGUNA-PELE MARINE PROTECTED AREA
VANUATU, SOUTH PACIFIC

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Species:  Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas)		Species:  Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas)
Tag No.:  R13545/44L		Tag No.:  R13543/42L
Carapace Length:  35cm		Carapace Length:  47cm
Head Width: 5cm		Head Width:  6cm
Date & Location: March 16, 2007 - Piliura		Date & Location: March 16, 2007 - Piliura
Turtle Name:  Evo		Turtle Name:  Tabby
Sponsor:   Virginia Evans		Sponsor: Hugh Gallaway

Species:  Hawksbill Sea Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)		Species:  Hawksbill Sea Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)
Tag No.:  R13541/40L		Tag No.:  R23312/17L
Carapace Length:  57cm		Carapace Length:  47cm
Head Width: 6cm		Head Width:  8cm
Date & Location: March 16, 2007 - Piliura		Date & Location: March 13, 2007 - Piliura
Turtle Name:  Fama		Turtle Name:  Stoddy
Sponsor:   Bruce Fitch		Sponsor: Renee Stoddart

Species:  Hawksbill Sea Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)		Species:  Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas)
Tag No.:  R13548/47L		Tag No.:  R31702/01L
Carapace Length:  42cm		Carapace Length:  60cm
Head Width: 5cm		Head Width:  8cm
Date & Location: March 13, 2007 - Piliura		Date & Location: March 8, 2007 - Worasiviu
Turtle Name:  Honey		Turtle Name:
Sponsor:   Linda Whitworth		Sponsor:

Species:  Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas)		Species:  Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas)
Tag No.:  R13536/37L		Tag No.:  R31719/05L
Carapace Length:  50cm		Carapace Length:  46cm
Head Width: 7cm		Head Width:  6cm
Date & Location: March 8, 2007 - Worasiviu		Date & Location: February 18, 2007 - Piliura
Turtle Name:  Philip		Turtle Name:
Sponsor:   Philip Van Nieicerk		Sponsor:

Species:  Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas)		Species:  Hawksbill Sea Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)
Tag No.:  R23323/16L		Tag No.:  R23318/04L
Carapace Length:  70cm		Carapace Length:  43cm
Head Width: 10cm		Head Width:  5.5cm
Date & Location: February 17, 2007- Piliura		Date & Location: February 13, 2007 - Piliura
Turtle Name:  OP		Turtle Name:  Sous
Sponsor:   Tracy Kirkham		Sponsor: Suz & Jess

Species:  Hawksbill Sea Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)		Species:  Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas)
Tag No.:  R23321/22L		Tag No.:  R25669/70L
Carapace Length:  43cm		Carapace Length:  50cm
Head Width: 5.5cm		Head Width:  6cm
Date & Location: December 12, 2006 - Piliura		Date & Location: December 8, 2006 - Piliura
Turtle Name:  Briena		Turtle Name:  Jacky
Sponsor:   Annik Brice		Sponsor: Ambassador Rowe

Species:  Hawksbill Sea Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)		Species:  Hawksbill Sea Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)
Tag No.:  R13535		Tag No.:  R35328/27L
Carapace Length:  40cm		Carapace Length:  35cm
Head Width: 8cm		Head Width:  5cm
Date & Location: December 5, 2006 - Piliura		Date & Location: Nov 18, 2006 - Unakap
Turtle Name:  Leonardo		Turtle Name:
Sponsor:   Kelly & Derek Marsom		Sponsor:

Species:  Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas)		Species:  Hawksbill Sea Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)
Tag No.: R31720/21L		Tag No.:  R31718/17L
Carapace Length:  57cm		Carapace Length:  43cm
Head Width: 10cm		Head Width:  8cm
Date & Location: Nov 14, 2006 - Piliura		Date & Location: Nov 14, 2006 - Piliura
Turtle Name:  Al Harvey		Turtle Name:  Rocky
Sponsor:   Carolyn Gigliotti		Sponsor: Josh Galardi

Species:  Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas)		Species:  Hawksbill Sea Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)
Tag No.: R31724/25L		Tag No.:  R31723/22L
Carapace Length:  63cm		Carapace Length:  54cm
Head Width: 10cm		Head Width: 9cm
Date & Location: Nov 2, 2006 - Piliura		Date & Location: Nov 2, 2006 - Piliura
Turtle Name:  Floatie		Turtle Name:  Nik P
Sponsor: Class Afloat		Sponsor: Class Afloat students

Species:  Hawksbill Sea Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)		Species:  Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas)
Tag No.: R31713/14L		Tag No.:  R31708/07L
Carapace Length:  45cm		Carapace Length:  65cm
Head Width: 8cm		Head Width:  7cm
Date & Location: Oct 7, 2006 - Worearu		Date & Location: Oct 1, 2006 - Piliura
Turtle Name:  Bob		Turtle Name:  VSO Tumas
Sponsor:   Lotte Schulze		Sponsor: VSO Vanuatu

Species:  Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas)		Species:  Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas)
Tag No.: R31710/09L		Tag No.:  R31711/12
Carapace Length:  55cm		Carapace Length:  54cm
Head Width: 6cm		Head Width:  6cm
Date & Location: Oct 1, 2006 - Piliura		Date & Location: Oct 1, 2006 - Piliura
Turtle Name:  Boston		Turtle Name:
Sponsor:   Dan Daly		Sponsor:

Sara with "Boston" - October 2006	Big Blue divers & a Green Turtle Named "Blue" - July 2006

Species:  Hawksbill Sea Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)		Species:  Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas)
Tag No.: R31703/04L		Tag No.:  R31701/02L
Carapace Length:  44cm		Carapace Length: 59cm
Head Width: 8cm		Head Width:  9cm
Date & Location: Sept 24, 2006 - Piliura		Date & Location:  Sept 24, 2006 - Piliura
Turtle Name:		Turtle Name:  Soupy
Sponsor:		Sponsor:  Steve Couri

Species:  Hawksbill Sea Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)		Species:  Hawksbill Sea Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)
Tag No.: R35138/37L		Tag No.:  R35135/34L
Carapace Length: 47cm		Carapace Length:  40cm
Head Width: 9cm		Head Width:  8cm
Date & Location: Sept 9, 2006 - Piliura		Date & Location:  Sept 9, 2006 - Piliura
Turtle Name:  Jean		Turtle Name:  Resolution
Sponsor:   Walter & Jean Kalberer		Sponsor:  Linda

Species:  Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas)		Species:  Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas)
Tag No.: R25139/40L		Tag No.:  R25131/36
Carapace Length:  50cm		Carapace Length:  44cm
Head Width: 9cm		Head Width:  8cm
Date & Location: Sept 9, 2006 - Piliura		Date & Location:  Sept 9, 2006 - Piliura
Turtle Name:  Hope		Turtle Name:  Tickie
Sponsor:		Sponsor:

Species: Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas)		Species:  Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas)
Tag No.: R35672/71L		Tag No.:
Carapace Length:  37cm		Carapace Length:  58cm
Head Width: 5cm		Head Width:  7.5cm
Date & Location: Aug 31, 2006 - Worearu		Date & Location:  August 12, 2006 - Worearu
Turtle Name:  Doug		Turtle Name:  JL
Sponsor: Doug & Elissa Tyson		Sponsor:  Alan Morgan

Roland & "George Julianago" - June 2006	Linda Kalpoi releases "VTO" - September 2005

Species: Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas)		Species:  Hawksbill Sea Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)
Tag No.: R35673/74L		Tag No.:  R31540/41
Carapace Length:  58cm		Carapace Length:  52cm
Head Width: 7.5cm		Head Width:  6cm
Date & Location: July 18 , 2006 - Worearu		Date & Location:  June 30, 2006 - Piliura
Gender: Female		Gender:  unknown
Turtle Name:  Blue		Turtle Name:  Katie
Sponsor: Big Blue Diving		Sponsor:  Katie

Species: Hawksbill Sea Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)		Species:  Hawksbill Sea Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)
Tag No.: R31538/39L		Tag No.:  R31540/41
Carapace Length:  39cm		Carapace Length:  52cm
Head Width: 5cm		Head Width:  6cm
Date & Location: June 30, 2006 - Piliura		Date & Location:  June 30, 2006 - Piliura
Turtle Name:  Les		Turtle Name:  Katie
Sponsor: James		Sponsor:  Katie

Species: Hawksbill Sea Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)		Species:  Hawksbill Sea Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)
Tag No.: R31536/37L		Tag No.:  R31542/43
Carapace Length:  66cm		Carapace Length:  41cm
Head Width:  8cm		Head Width:  5cm
Date & Location: June 30, 2006 - Piliura		Date & Location:  June 23, 2006 - Piliura
Turtle Name:  Lahlee		Turtle Name:
Sponsor:  Lahlee Harris		Sponsor:

Species:  Hawksbill Sea Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)

Tag No.:  R31545/44

Carapace Length:  35cm

Head Width:  5cm

Date & Location:  June 17, 2006 - Piliura

Turtle Name:  Shelly

Sponsor:  Rebecca

Species:  Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas)		Species:  Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas)
Tag No.:  R31549/50L		Tag No.:  R25147/48L
Carapace Length:  48cm		Carapace Length:  42cm
Head Width:  6cm		Head Width:  5cm
Date & Location:  June 3, 2006 - Piliura		Date & Location:  June 3, 2006 - Piliura
Turtle Name:  Flapper		Turtle Name:  Harry
Sponsor:  Yvonne, Sarah, Ron & Maureen		Sponsor:  Emily & Andrew

Species:  Hawksbill Sea Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)		Species:  Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas)
Tag No.:  R31544/45L		Tag No.:  R25129/30L
Carapace Length:  35cm		Carapace Length:  50cm
Head Width:  5cm		Head Width:  6cm
Date & Location:  June 17, 2006 - Piliura		Date & Location:  June 2006 - Piliura
Turtle Name:  Shelly		Turtle Name:  George Julianago
Sponsor:  Rebecca & Jessica		Sponsor:  Margo Welsby & Julia Parmeter

Species:  Hawksbill Sea Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)		Species:
Tag No.:  R30224		Tag No.:
Carapace Length:  56cm		Carapace Length:
Head Width:  4cm		Head Width:
Date & Location:  January 3, 2006 - Taloa		Date & Location:
Gender:  Female		Gender:
Turtle Name:  Michelle-Angela		Turtle Name:
Sponsor:  Sheri Dever		Sponsor:

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Species:  Hawksbill Sea Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)		Species:  Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas)
Tag No.:  R31596/97		Tag No.:  R31592
Carapace Length:  33cm		Carapace Length:  47cm
Head Width:  6cm		Head Width:  4.5cm
Date & Location: July 13, 2005 - Piliura		Date of Tagging:  June 28, 2005
Gender:		Gender:  Male
Turtle Name:		Turtle Name:  Dave Mitchell
Sponsor:		Sponsor:  Santini & Wojtek

Species:  Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas)		Species:  Hawksbill Sea Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)
Tag No.:  R31583		Tag No.:  R14056
Carapace Length:  59cm		Carapace Length:  42.5cm
Head Width:  6cm		Head Width:  3.5cm
Date of Tagging:  June 11, 2005		Date of Tagging:  June 5, 2005
Gender:  Female		Gender:  Male
Turtle Name:  Solene Baptiste Bennie		Turtle Name:
Sponsor:  SV Soledad		Sponsor:

Species:  Hawksbill Sea Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)		Species:  Hawksbill Sea Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)
Tag No.:  R31597		Tag No.:  R31596
Carapace Length:  44cm		Carapace Length:  51cm
Head Width:  4cm		Head Width:  5cm
Date of Tagging:  June 5, 2005		Date of Tagging:  June 5, 2005
Gender:  Male		Gender:  Female
Turtle Name:  Rafael		Turtle Name:
Sponsor:  Jeremy		Sponsor:

Species:  Hawksbill Sea Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)		Species:  Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas)
Tag No.:  R31582		Tag No.:  R31578
Carapace Length:  47.5cm		Carapace Length:  50cm
Head Width:  4cm		Head Width:  5.5cm
Date of Tagging:  May 16, 2005		Date of Tagging:  March 5, 2005
Gender:  Female		Gender:  Female
Turtle Name:  Pango		Turtle Name:  Squirt
Sponsor:		Sponsor:  Adrien Mourgues

Species:  Hawksbill Sea Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)		Species:  Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas)
Tag No.:  R31577		Tag No.:  R31576
Carapace Length:  70.5cm		Carapace Length:  48.5cm
Head Width:  6cm		Head Width:  6cm
Date of Tagging:  March 5, 2005		Date of Tagging:  February 10, 2005
Gender:  Female		Gender:  Female
Turtle Name:  Harriett		Turtle Name:
Sponsor:  Vanuatu Cultural Center Friends of the Museum		Sponsor:

Species:  Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas)		Species:  Hawksbill Sea Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)
Tag No.:  R25150		Tag No.:  R25149
Carapace Length:  51cm		Carapace Length:  45cm
Head Width:  8.5cm		Head Width:  4.5cm
Date of Tagging:  November 20, 2004		Date of Tagging:  November 20, 2004
Gender:  Female		Gender:  Female
Turtle Name:  Navilla		Turtle Name:  Flying Snow
Sponsor:  Noah Ben Mason		Sponsor:  Rosie Ohlsson

Species:  Hawksbill Sea Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)		Species:  Hawksbill Sea Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)
Tag No.:  no tag (shark bite, right flipper)		Tag No.:  R25143
Carapace Length:  42cm		Carapace Length:  48cm
Head Width:  4cm		Head Width:  3.5cm
Date of Tagging:  November 20, 2004		Date of Tagging:  September 26, 2004
Gender:  Male		Gender:  Male
Turtle Name:  Shark Bite		Turtle Name:  Nyathi-ball
Sponsor:  None		Sponsor:  SV Nyathi (South Africa)

Species:  Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas)		Species:  Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas)
Tag No.:  R25146		Tag No.:  R25145
Carapace Length:  54cm		Carapace Length:  59cm
Head Width:  6cm		Head Width:  5cm
Date of Tagging:  September 18, 2004		Date of Tagging:  September 17, 2004
Gender:  Male		Gender:  Male
Turtle Name:  Tropical Ice		Turtle Name:  Tai mo Shan
Sponsor:  Forman/Friesen		Sponsor:  Carmichael

Species:  Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas)		Species:  Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas)
Tag No.:  R10071		Tag No.:  R10068
Carapace Length:  63cm		Carapace Length:  48cm
Head Width:  12cm		Head Width:  10cm
Date of Tagging:  September 16, 2004		Date of Tagging:  September 11, 2004
Gender:  Female		Gender:  Male
Turtle Name:  Miss Alissa		Turtle Name:  Tristan
Sponsor:  Alissa Smith		Sponsor:  Maicy Proctor

Species:  Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas)		Species:  Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas)
Tag No.:  R10065		Tag No.:  R15848
Carapace Length:  45cm		Carapace Length:  56cm
Head Width:  6cm		Head Width:  9cm
Date of Tagging:  September 9, 2004		Date of Tagging:  September 4, 2004
Gender:  Female		Gender:  Female
Turtle Name:  Margaret		Turtle Name:  Jessie Groenkjaer
Sponsor:  Mr. & Mrs. Moon		Sponsor:  Jonas & Frederik Hansen

Species:  Hawksbill Sea Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)		Species:  Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas)
Tag No.:  R15849/R15897		Tag No.:  R15846
Carapace Length:  39cm		Carapace Length:  62cm
Head Width:  5cm		Head Width:  10cm
Date of Tagging:  September 3, 2004		Date of Tagging:  September 3, 2004
Gender:  Male		Gender:  Female
Turtle Name:  Mamoke		Turtle Name:  Ragnhild
Sponsor:  SV Rag'n Drag'n		Sponsor:  SV Rag'n Drag'n

Species:  Hawksbill Sea Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)		Species:  Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas)
Tag No.:  R15844		Tag No.:  R15843
Carapace Length:  58cm		Carapace Length:  50cm
Head Width:  13cm		Head Width:  12cm
Date of Tagging:  August 20, 2004		Date of Tagging:  August 20, 2004
Gender:  Female		Gender:  Male
Turtle Name:  Mia		Turtle Name:  AJ
Sponsor:  SV Final Straw		Sponsor:  SV By Chance

Species:  Hawksbill Sea Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)		Species:  Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas)
Tag No.:  R15841		Tag No.:  R15840
Carapace Length:  49cm		Carapace Length:  49cm
Head Width:  14cm		Head Width:  12.5cm
Date of Tagging:  August 20, 2004		Date of Tagging:  August 20, 2004
Gender:  Male		Gender:  Male
Turtle Name:  Kendall		Turtle Name:  Keenan
Sponsor:  SV Final Straw		Sponsor:  SV Final Straw

Species:  Hawksbill Sea Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)		Species:  Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas)
Tag No.:  R15839		Tag No.:  R15837
Carapace Length:  33cm		Carapace Length:  48cm
Head Width:  10cm		Head Width:  13cm
Date of Tagging:  August 20, 2004		Date of Tagging:  August 11, 2004
Gender:  Male		Gender:  Female
Turtle Name:  Sydney		Turtle Name:  Melissa Andrea
Sponsor:  SV Mobisle		Sponsor:  Marta Karl

Species:  Hawksbill Sea Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)		Species:  Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas)
Tag No.:  R15836		Tag No.:  R15835
Carapace Length:  51cm		Carapace Length:  54cm
Head Width:  19cm		Head Width:  13cm
Date of Tagging:  August 9, 2004		Date of Tagging:  August 9, 2004
Gender:  Female		Gender:  Female
Turtle Name:  Corbinian		Turtle Name:  Hayden
Sponsor:  SV Kirsten Jayne		Sponsor:  SV Kirsten Jayne

Species:  Hawksbill Sea Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)		Species:  Hawksbill Sea Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)
Tag No.:  R15834		Tag No.:  R15833
Carapace Length:  36cm		Carapace Length:  36cm
Head Width:  19cm		Head Width:  19cm
Date of Tagging:  August 9, 2004		Date of Tagging:  August 9, 2004
Gender:  Female		Gender:  Female
Turtle Name:  Adrian		Turtle Name:  Debbie
Sponsor:  SV Little Green		Sponsor:  SV Different World

Species:  Hawksbill Sea Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)		Species:  Hawksbill Sea Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)
Tag No.:  R14083		Tag No.:  R15831
Carapace Length:  63cm		Carapace Length:  30cm
Head Width:  15cm		Head Width:  10cm
Date of Tagging:  July 7, 2004		Date of Tagging:  June 30, 2004
Gender:  Female		Gender:  Male
Turtle Name:  Lena		Turtle Name:  None
Sponsor:  SV Lena		Sponsor:  None

Species:  Hawksbill Sea Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)		Species:  Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas)
Tag No.:  R15830		Tag No.:  R10063
Carapace Length:  40cm		Carapace Length:  50cm
Head Width:  20cm		Head Width:  10cm
Date of Tagging:  June 30, 2004		Date of Tagging:  June 29, 2004
Gender:  Female		Gender:  Female
Turtle Name:  None		Turtle Name:  None
Sponsor:  None		Sponsor:  None

Species:  Hawksbill Sea Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)		Species:  Hawksbill Sea Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)
Tag No.:  R10943		Tag No.:  R10941
Carapace Length:  48cm		Carapace Length:  37cm
Head Width:  13cm		Head Width:  14cm
Date of Tagging:  February 22, 2004		Date of Tagging:  February 22, 2004
Gender:  Male		Gender:  Male
Turtle Name:  None		Turtle Name:  None
Sponsor:  None		Sponsor:  None

Species:  Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas)		Species:  Hawksbill Sea Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)
Tag No.:  R10938/R10939		Tag No.:  R10936
Carapace Length:  61cm		Carapace Length:  48cm
Head Width:  15cm		Head Width:  13cm
Date of Tagging:  February 22, 2004		Date of Tagging:  February 22, 2004
Gender:  Male		Gender:  Male
Turtle Name:  None		Turtle Name:  None
Sponsor:  None		Sponsor:  None