[Coral-List] Turtle imprinting.

[Melbourne Briscoe]

I guess my previous post was not clear. On the island in Fiji, in 2014, I saw the captured turtles from several year-classes. They were held in small aquaria. It was not imaginary. The OP was a question about when they imprint their location, so they can return to it. I was told they imprint when they enter the water, not when they are born. 

On July 25, 2014 5:07:25 PM EDT, Walt Smith <walt at waltsmith.com> wrote:
>Yes Helen that is what we see here also in the west. The few programs
>that
>were operational all seem to have died with Cyclone Evan 2012. However,
>they
>still talk about the program as if it exist but does not.
>Walt 
>
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>Subject: Re: [Coral-List] Turtle imprinting.
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>I live in Fiji. They are making it up on the spot...
>
>
>On 25-Jul-14 9:19 AM, Melbourne Briscoe wrote:
>> I visited an island in Fiji that is doing the capturing, raising,
>releasing. I asked this very question. They claimed the imprinting
>occurred
>when the turtles entered the water, not at birth.  They did not explain
>how
>they knew this, and I do not know if they were making it up on the
>spot.
>>
>> - Mel
>>
>> On July 24, 2014 4:39:57 PM EDT, John Ware <jware at erols.com> wrote:
>>> Dear List:
>>>
>>> Not really a coral reef topic, but related:
>>>
>>> Over the past few years we have seen several resorts in tropical 
>>> areas that stand guard over sea-turtle egge clutches.  Then, when 
>>> hatching occurs, the young turtles are put in pens and raised until 
>>> they are ~6 m to 1 y old and then released.
>>>
>>> I know that female turtles return to their natal place to lay their 
>>> eggs.  The question is: When do they imprint on that natal place? 
>If 
>>> the imprinting must occur soon after hatching, then the well meaning
>
>>> people at the resorts are actually doing a disservice.
>>>
>>> Anybody with real knowledge out there that can comment on the
>practice?
>>>
>>> John
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