Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences (한국수산과학회지)

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Satellite Tracking of Green Sea Turtles Chelonia mydas in Korean Waters

한국연안의 푸른바다거북(Chelonia mydas) 인공위성표지방류

  • Moon, Dae-Yeon (Fisheries Resources Management Division, National Fisheries Research and Development Institute) ;
  • An, Yong-Rock (Cetacean Research Institute, National Fisheries Research and Development Institute) ;
  • Jung, Min-Min (Future Aquaculture Research Center, National Fisheries Research and Development Institute) ;
  • Kim, Sam-Yeon (Future Aquaculture Research Center, National Fisheries Research and Development Institute) ;
  • Choi, Seok-Kwon (Cetacean Research Institute, National Fisheries Research and Development Institute) ;
  • Lee, Hae-Young (East Sea Research Institute, National Fisheries Research and Development Institute) ;
  • Yoo, Jun-Taek (Fisheries Resources Management Division, National Fisheries Research and Development Institute) ;
  • Kim, Moon-Jin (Busan Aquarium)
  • 문대연 (국립수산과학원 자원관리과) ;
  • 안용락 (국립수산과학원 고래연구소) ;
  • 정민민 (국립수산과학원 미래양식연구센터) ;
  • 김삼연 (국립수산과학원 미래양식연구센터) ;
  • 최석관 (국립수산과학원 고래연구소) ;
  • 이해영 (국립수산과학원 동해연구소) ;
  • 유준택 (국립수산과학원 자원관리과) ;
  • 김문진 (부산아쿠아리움)
  • Received : 2011.08.02
  • Accepted : 2011.12.08
  • Published : 2011.12.30
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Abstract

To investigate the distribution and migrations of sea turtles occurring in Korean waters, an adult female green sea turtle Chelonia mydas was tagged with a satellite transmitter and released at Busan in October 2009. The confirmation was made for the first time that the released green sea turtle migrated back to Korea after visiting Jeju Island and Japan for approximately 9 months. The green sea turtle spent the winter in Jeju and Japan because of low water temperatures in the East Sea and South Sea during winter months, which were not suitable for turtle survival. Compared with an immature green sea turtle that was released at Jeju Island, the adult green showed a markedly different migration pattern, suggesting that juvenile and adult greens move differently because of their peculiar life cycle and their stage of maturity, in addition to responses to temperature changes. Additional satellite tracking with increased representation of species, sexes and sizes of turtles, and regions is required to gather information on the distribution and movements of sea turtles in Korean waters.

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