Esaco

Juvenile loggerheads from Lampedusa Island, Italy

A project of Islameta Group, Dept. of Biology - University of Pisa.

click map for full-size version Soon after release, Esaco performed a rapid movement in SE direction drawing an anticlockwise loop before heading E

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Species: Loggerhead
Life Stage: Juvenile
Gender: unknown
Release Date: 2007-03-06 15:30:00
Release Location: Lampedusa
Last Location: 2007-09-23 11:13:31

Adoptive Parents:
Tasha Johnson
Lucio Paolo Testi
Emil Bathish

Background

Esaco, CCL 57cm, was accidentally caught in the waters Southeast of Lampedusa Island and was released, in perfect health, 10 days after capture. During this period, it had been hosted and checked by the local WWF Rescue Center.