FREIJA - Freija is an adult female green sea turtle and was encountered nesting on September 10, 2001, at mile 2 3/8 of the Tortuguero beach. She measured 99.2 cm in curved carapace (shell) length and was first tagged (with tag #91477) by CCC researchers on August 31, 2001 while nesting at mile 2 3/8. A satellite tag was applied after she finished nesting. The name Freija was chosen by Volvo Ocean Adventure, the sponsor of Freija's satellite transmitter.

PEDDEL 02 - Peddel 02 is an adult female green sea turtle and was encountered nesting on September 11, 2001, at mile 2 of the Tortuguero beach. She measured 95.5 cm in curved carapace (shell) length and was first tagged (with tag #70386) by CCC researchers on August 25, 1997 while nesting at mile 2. A satellite tag was applied after she finished nesting. The name Peddel 02 was chosen by the Rotterdam Zoo, the sponsor of Peddel 02's satellite transmitter.

MANDALAY (aka Mandy) - Shark Reef is an adult female green sea turtle and was encountered nesting on September 12, 2001, at mile 2 4/8 of the Tortuguero beach. She measured 110.9 cm in curved carapace (shell) length and was first tagged (with tag #91686) by CCC researchers on September 12, 2001. A satellite tag was applied after she finished nesting. The name Mandalay ("Mandy" for short) was chosen by Shark Reef at Mandalay Bay, the sponsor of Mandalay's satellite transmitter.

2000: In July and September 2000, CCC attached satellite-transmitters to the shells of four green turtles and two hawksbill turtles after they nested on the beach at Tortuguero, Costa Rica.

CCC conducted the 2000 sea turtle migration study in partnership with Dr. Anne Meylan of the Florida Marine Research Institute, with technical assistance provided by NOAA/National Marine Fisheries Service researchers Barbara Schroeder and George Balazs, and the collaboration of the Ministry of Environment and Energy (MINAE), Costa Rica. Funding was provided by the U.S. NOAA/National Marine Fisheries Service.

The hawksbill sea turtles were tracked as part of a research project being coordinated by the U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) that is tracking hawksbill migrations from nesting beaches throughout the wider Caribbean. Hawksbills nesting in Nicaragua, Belize, Mexico, Jamaica and elsewhere are also being tracked as part of the NMFS project.

One map with the movements of all the 2000 Tortuguero turtles!

ESPERANZA - Esperanza (Spanish for "hope") is a green sea turtle and was encountered nesting on July 17, 2000, at mile 2 4/8 in the Tortuguero National Park . She measured 105.8 cm in curved carapace (shell) length and was first tagged by CCC researchers on July 14, 1996 during a false crawl at mile 4 4/8. A satellite tag was applied after she finished nesting. The name Esperanza was chosen from a list of suggestions submitted by dozens of school children in Tortuguero. Gloria Vianney Ruiz Atencio submittd the winning name.

FREED - Freed is a green sea turtle and was encountered nesting on September 17, 2000, at mile 5/8 on the beach at Tortuguero. She measured 103.7 cm in curved carapace (shell) length and had not been previously encountered by CCC researchers. A satellite tag was applied after she finished nesting. The name Freed was chosen through a competition among Tortuguero High School Students. Arelys Calderón of the seventh grade submitted the winning name.

MAMOI - Mamoi is a hawksbill sea turtle and was encountered nesting on July 19, 2000, at mile 5/8 on the beach at Tortuguero. She measured 85.0 cm in curved carapace (shell) length. She had two old tag marks on each flipper, indicating that she had been encountered during a previous season, but had since lost her tags. A satellite tag was applied after she finished nesting. Mamoi, which is short for "Me Amore" (my love) was named by CCC Research Assistants. Mamoi was encountered by CCC Researchers on the nesting beach in Tortuguero, Costa Rica on July 2, 2003!

MAREA - Marea (Spanish for "tide") is a green sea turtle and was encountered nesting on September 18, 2000, at mile 2 5/8 in the Tortuguero National Park. She measured 99.3 cm in curved carapace (shell) length and was first encountered by CCC researchers in earlier this year. A satellite tag was applied after she finished nesting. Marea was named by the CCC Research Assistants.

MARIPOSITA DEL MAR - Mariposita del mar (Spanish for "butterfly of the sea") is a green sea turtle and was encountered nesting on September 16, 2000, at mile 2 5/8 in the Tortuguero National Park . She measured 108.1 cm in curved carapace (shell) length and was first tagged by CCC researchers in 1997. A satellite tag was applied after she finished nesting. The name Mariposita del mar was chosen from a list of suggestions submitted by dozens of school children in Tortuguero. Elder Espinosa of the third grade submitted the winning name. On the night of Saturday, August 24, 2002, two of CCC's Research Assistants encountered "Mariposita del Mar" on the beach. She no longer carried the satellite transmitter that had been attached to her in 2000.

MISS JUNIE - Miss Junie, named in honor of Miss Junie, is a green sea turtle and was encountered nesting on September 19, 2000, at mile 2 6/8 in the Tortuguero National Park . She measured 108.0 cm in curved carapace (shell) length and was first tagged by CCC researchers in 1997. A satellite tag was applied after she finished nesting. See story about Miss Junie.

MISS TOMASA - Miss Tomasa is a hawksbill sea turtle and was encountered nesting on July 18, 2000, at mile 4 4/8 on the beach in Tortuguero National Park . She measured 86.5 cm in curved carapace (shell) length. She had old tag marks on each flipper, indicating that she had been encountered during a previous nesting season, but had since lost her tags. A satellite tag was applied after she finished nesting. Miss Tomasa was named in memory of of Miss Tomasa González, matriarch of one of Tortuguero's oldest families who recently passed away.

ZENIT - Zenit (Spanish for "zenith") is a green sea turtle that was encountered nesting on July 19, 2000, on the beach at Tortuguero. She measured 101.1 cm in curved carapace (shell) length and was first encountered by CCC researchers in June of this year. A satellite tag was applied after she finished nesting. The name Zenit was chosen through a competition among Tortuguero High School Students. Inés Rivas Castillo submitted the winning name.