Table 3. A summary of the rehabilitation information and resulting tracking data for tracked loggerhead turtles.
Sea turtle Name | Sex / Life Stage | Ailment on receipt | Rehab Duration (days) | Curved Carapace Length (cm) | Release Weight (kg) | Tracking Duration (days) | Distance covered (km) | Distance Travelled (km/day) | MBG AREA (km2) | Mean Depth (m) (min-max) | Home Range (PVC 95%, km2) | Core habitat (PVC 50%, km2) | Maritime Boundaries |
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Cousteau | Unknown/ Juvenile | Debilitation | 119 | 24 | 1.5 | 22 | 150 | 7 | 11408 | 39 (14–69) | 901 | 163 | UAE |
Storm | Female/ Adult | Infection | 122 | 95 | 95 | 170 | 4643 | 27 | 48567 | 62 (4–81) | 1210 | 683 | UAE / QATAR / IRAN |
Kruneloni | Unknown/ Sub-adult | Infection | 159 | 70 | 34 | 192 | 2919 | 15 | 96605 | 31 (9–79) | 5157 | 921 | UAE / IRAN / QATAR / KUWAIT / IRAQ |
Joey | Female/ Adult | Infection | 412 | 74 | 63.5 | 92 | 907 | 10 | 7185 | 46 (44–204) | 2066 | 45 | UAE / OMAN |
Mojah | Female/ Adult | Infection | 200 | 86 | 64.8 | 214 | 2712 | 13 | 92800 | 20 (4–55) | 1030 | 369 | UAE |
Schwab | Female/ Adult | Infection | 304 | 90 | 70.28 | 155 | 1769 | 11 | 6105 | 36 (9–89) | 1242 | 65 | UAE / OMAN |
Salem | Unknown/ Sub-adult | Debilitation | 134 | 69 | 33.4 | 78 | 1960 | 25 | 34505 | 56 (2–89) | 1745 | 538 | UAE / OMAN / IRAN |
Turtala | Female/ Adult | Injury | 400 | 84 | 54 | 266 | 4099 | 15 | 17962 | 7 (1–20) | 587 | 306 | UAE |
Rosie | Female/ Adult | Injury | 133 | 80 | 50 | 118 | 1170 | 10 | 3413 | 29 (9–42) | 254 | 63 | UAE |
Sam | Female/ Adult | Infection | 120 | 85 | 56 | 387 | 2809 | 7 | 43485 | 15 (2–55) | 7941 | 741 | UAE / QATAR |
Beau | Female/ Adult | Amputee | 703 | 97 | 95 | 80 | 2178 | 27 | 71752 | 55 (9–89) | 5774 | 1021 | UAE / IRAN / QATAR / SAUDI ARABIA |
Mean | 255 ± 186 | 78 ± 20 | 56 ± 27 | 161 ± 103 | 2301 ± 1334 | 15 ± 8 | 39435 ± 34612 | 36 ±18 | 2537 ± 2545 | 447 ± 356 | NA |
MBG = Minimum Bounding Geometry, PVC = Percentage Volume Contour.