Thursday, 1/11.2024

 1/11/2024

Dive at Moso Caves included a cuttlefish, blue dragon nudibranch, octopus, white tipped reef shark and many other beautiful organisms! 









We were in good spirits as we headed to our last night of field work. By 8:30 pm we located a nesting turtle. Luke and Zane observed the full nesting process using the IR binoculars! All of the satellite tagged turtles are transmitting and are still in the area which leads us to believe that they will be nesting again before they leave for their forage grounds.


On the way out for our last night of monitoring.

sunset at out campsite.

Sitting on the beach and having dinner.. what a view.

Tonight it was spaghetti, with French bread and fried bananas.  Paul also brong some very tasty vegetable sandwiches.. Laura appreciated them!

The monitoring team at the end of the third day.


Luke and Zane were able to take video of the egg laying process using the IR binoculars.  The clips show the excavation of the egg chanber, the depositing of the eggs and the closing of the nest.  It is a little "jiggly"  because it was very difficult to hold the camera still back in the bush.

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