Turtle Cam

1_green_turtle_releaseIn Shark Bay we are interested in learning about the diets of sea turtlesin hopes of better understanding the roles that these charismatic critters play in this iconic seagrass ecosystem. The only problem is that turtles in Shark Bay are really skittish and can spend more than 95% of their time submerged, so observing them in the wild is really difficult. Our solution? To temporarily attach a video camera to their shell to record their behavior for us. More information >>

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