Deep Sea News is proud to present the Iron Turtle award in partnership with Conservation International and National Geographic. The official press release follows. Academic judges from Deep Sea News have declared a 340 kg leatherback turtle named Cali to be this year’s Iron Turtle award winner in the Great Turtle Race 2009. The . . . → Read More: World champion leatherback wins Iron Turtle award
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By Peter Etnoyer, on  May 5th, 2009  8 comments  Conservation & Environment, Megavertebrate  Bryan Wallace, Bullis Charter School, conservation international, Eric Shanteau, Great Turtle Race, leatherback, Pearl Jam, Sara Campbell, sea turtle By Peter Etnoyer, on May 5th, 2009 Leave a comment Conservation & Environment, Megavertebrate Bullis Charter School, Great Turtle Race, leatherback turtle The winner in the Great Turtle Race 2009 Iron Turtle Competition is Cali, a leatherback turtle from Bullis Charter School in Palo Alto, California. The male leatherback turtle placed first and second in two deep diving events; with 148 dives longer than one hour, and five dives deeper than 800 m during the 14 . . . → Read More: Iron Turtle victory for Cali
By Kevin Zelnio, on April 29th, 2009 Leave a comment Megavertebrate Brian Skerry, Great Turtle Race, leatherback turtle, National Geog, sea turtle, Tim Appenzeller Leatherback Sea Turtle. Image used with permission ©2009 Brian Skerry / National Geographic. It has been an unofficial Turtle Week here at Deep Sea News with all the excitement surrounding the Great Turtle Race! The winner has been announced and the race is over. Wait? Can’t get enough turtle? You got a fever and the . . . → Read More: Turtles Galore!
By Peter Etnoyer, on April 29th, 2009 4 comments Conservation & Environment, Megavertebrate, Scientist! Canada, Caribbean, French Guiana, Georges - Great Turtle, Great Turtle Race, Jean-Yves Georges, leatherback, Nova Scotia, Pearl Jam, sea turtle, Wawa Bear © Jean-Yves Georges – Great Turtle Race competitor "Wawa Bear" Pearl Jam’s “Backspacer” is declared the victor in the Great Turtle Race, the first leatherback sea turtle to arrive in the Caribbean Sea from foraging grounds off Nova Scotia, Canada. The largest turtle in the race, Wawa Bear (pictured), was not the first place . . . → Read More: Enormous sea turtle lays 95 eggs after ocean race
By Peter Etnoyer, on April 23rd, 2009 3 comments Biodiversity, Megavertebrate conservation international, Earth Day, Great Turtle Race, sylvia earle Her Deepness, the Sturgeon General, is in the house! National Geographic Explorer Dr Sylvia Earle posts her own Earth Day fantasy “I wish I was a turtle” at Conservation international blog, in honor of the Great Turtle Race. Meanwhile, in the Western Atlantic, Backspacer nears the finish line. Billy appears to be stuck in place. . . . → Read More: Sylvia’s Earth Day fantasy, to be a turtle
By Peter Etnoyer, on April 21st, 2009 6 comments Adaptations, Biodiversity, Megavertebrate Bryan Wallace, Canada, Great Turtle Race, leatherback turtle, Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia Canada, satellite telemetry, sea turtle, United Kingdom An article by Bryan Wallace for Deep Sea News. The deep-sea is as far removed from atmospheric oxygen as anyplace on Earth, but a select few air breathers are undeterred. (No, I’m not referring to intrepid deep-sea human researchers.) These extraordinary critters frequently venture into the deep-sea, despite their vital link to air the above . . . → Read More: Deep-diving adaptations of Leatherback turtles
By Peter Etnoyer, on April 20th, 2009 Leave a comment Biodiversity, Books/Media, Megavertebrate Dorismar, Great Turtle Race, leatherback, sea turtle We might as well call it Turtle Week at DSN. The Boss suggested we put together a few highlights from DSN stories that rolled out over the years, presented here in chronological order. Keep your eyes peeled for fresh news and interviews from the Great Turtle Race in coming days. Sea turtle advocates appeal to . . . → Read More: Sea turtle round-up
By Kevin Zelnio, on April 20th, 2009 3 comments Adaptations, Megavertebrate Best of Zelnio, chemical signals, Dermochelys coriacea, food, Great Turtle Race, Hatching, jellyfish, Leathback, Nesting, Nutrition, sea turtle, swimming, Temperature-Dependent Sex Determination This originally posted here during Megavertabrate Week in 2007. I’m reposting it here in honor of the Great Turtle Race of 2009! Good luck turtles! See map below for updated results – Billy is swimming like crazy!. ——————————————————————————————————– From The Desk of Zelnio: Dermochelys coriacea So you walk into the pet shop, you’re looking around . . . → Read More: The “Leathery Turtle”
By Peter Etnoyer, on April 18th, 2009 2 comments Biodiversity, Critters, Education Great Turtle Race, Rowdy Gaines National Geographic map of the Great Turtle Race I signed up for daily updates on the Great Turtle Race from Conservation International, hoping to get some insights on the pace of the race, some clues to the contestants behavior to help predict the deepest and longest divers among these turtles. I am guessing size and . . . → Read More: Cali the turtle “spinning in circles”
By Peter Etnoyer, on April 17th, 2009 3 comments Biodiversity, Conservation & Environment, Industry & Government, TGIF: Pictures & Movies Caribbean, Carl Safina, Great Turtle Race, leatherback turtle, Olympic swim coach, Rowdy Gaines, sylvia earle Dr. Carl Safina is one of the great ocean communicators. But can he speak turtle? Here Carl is photographed coaching one the the Leatherback turtles in the Great Turtle Race, presumably giving directions to Caribbean nesting grounds. You can read daily updates on the race from Carl Safina, Olympic swim coach Rowdy Gaines, Sylvia . . . → Read More: TGIF: Carl Safina on the Great Turtle Race
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