(The Gist of Science Reporter) Turtle Tracking Devices

 [MARCH-2020]

Turtle Tracking Devices

• All the marine turtles are well-known for their distant migration for breeding and feeding.
• However, every year the population of turtles migrating to India Waters is decreasing.
• A large number of breeding individuals die every year along the Indian coastline, and it has become a major concern.
• To tackle this issue, turtle tracking or turtle tagging techniques have been used.
• This technology uses satellite telemetry tags to protect sea turtles.

• In this technique, a Platform Terminal Transmitter (PTT) is attached to the back of a sea turtle.

• The PTT sends a signal to the satellite each time when the turtle surfaces for air.

• The satellite re-transmits the data to a receiving station on earth.

• In India the technique has been used in Chennai to make fishermen aware about the feeding grounds of turtles.

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