Post-Nesting Migrations of Leatherback Turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) from Jamursba-Medi, Bird's Head Peninsula, Indonesia

Scott R. Benson; Peter H. Dutton; Creusa Hitipeuw; Betuel Samber; Jacob Bakarbessy; Denise Parker

doi:10.2744/1071-8443(2007)6[150:PMOLTD]2.0.CO;2

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Scott R. Benson,¹ Peter H. Dutton,² Creusa Hitipeuw,³ Betuel Samber,⁴ Jacob Bakarbessy,⁴ Denise Parker⁵

¹NOAA Fisheries, Southwest Fisheries Science Center, c/o Moss Landing Marine Laboratories, 7544 Sandholdt Road, Moss Landing, California 95039 USA [ ] Scott.Benson@noaa.gov
²NOAA Fisheries, Southwest Fisheries Science Center, 8604 La Jolla Shores Drive, La Jolla, California 92037 USA [ ] peter.dutton@noaa.gov
³World Wide Fund for Nature-Indonesia, Jl. Maga Kuningan Lot 8-9/A9, Maga Kuningan Jakarta, Indonesia [ ] chitipeuw@wwf.or.id
⁴KSDA II Papua, Forestry Department, Jl. Jend. Sudirman No. 40, PO Box 1053, Sorong, Papua, Indonesia [ ] bakarbessy@yahoo.com
⁵NOAA Fisheries Northwest Fisheries Science Center, 2032 Southeast OSU Drive Newport, Oregon 97365-5296 USA [ ] Denise.Parker@noaa.gov

Abstract

Nine leatherback turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) were tracked for 111–695 days via satellite telemetry from one of the largest remaining western Pacific leatherback turtle nesting beaches, Jamursba-Medi, Papua, Indonesia. The turtles moved into tropical waters of the Philippines and Malaysia, into the Sea of Japan, and across the equatorial Pacific to temperate waters off North America. This study provides the first record of a trans-Pacific migration by a leatherback turtle.

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Scott R. Benson, Peter H. Dutton, Creusa Hitipeuw, Betuel Samber, Jacob Bakarbessy, and Denise Parker "Post-Nesting Migrations of Leatherback Turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) from Jamursba-Medi, Bird's Head Peninsula, Indonesia," Chelonian Conservation and Biology 6(1), 150-154, (1 May 2007). https://doi.org/10.2744/1071-8443(2007)6[150:PMOLTD]2.0.CO;2

Received: 13 October 2006; Accepted: 1 January 2007; Published: 1 May 2007

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