Sentinels of Climate Change
ALBI
Starting her journey ...
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'Albi' is a subadult female loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) at 15 years of age, born on November 24, 2007, on Cofete Beach (Fuerteventura). She hatched from eggs that were translocated from the island of Boa Vista (Cape Verde) and incubated on Cofete Beach (Fuerteventura) as part of the Program for Expanding the Nesting Habitat of Loggerhead Turtles in the Macaronesia (coordinated by the governments of Cape Verde and the Canary Islands).
The turtle was released on the same beach where she was born, weighing 72 kilograms and measuring 83.5 centimeters in minimum curved carapace length.
On October 5, 2023, a satellite tracking device (model Splash10-F-351, from Wildlife Computers) was attached to her carapace, funded by the Loro Parque Foundation. This makes her the newest member of the climate change sentinel turtle team, and like her predecessors, she will provide us with information about her position in the ocean over the coming months, as well as data on water temperature at depths in the first 150 meters of the water column.
ESPAÑOL
"Albi" is a subadult female loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) at 15 years of age, born on November 24, 2007, on Cofete Beach (Fuerteventura). She hatched from eggs that were translocated from the island of Boa Vista (Cape Verde) and incubated on Cofete Beach (Fuerteventura) as part of the Program for Expanding the Nesting Habitat of Loggerhead Turtles in the Macaronesia (coordinated by the governments of Cape Verde and the Canary Islands).
The turtle was released on the same beach where she was born, weighing 72 kilograms and measuring 83.5 centimeters in minimum curved carapace length.
On October 5, 2023, a satellite tracking device (model Splash10-F-351, from Wildlife Computers) was attached to her carapace, funded by the Loro Parque Foundation. This makes her the newest member of the climate change sentinel turtle team, and like her predecessors, she will provide us with information about her position in the ocean over the coming months, as well as data on water temperature at depths in the first 150 meters of the water column.
Albi's track overlying the Ocean Surface Circulation
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This figure shows the Ocean Surface Circulation along Albi's track. Currently, Albi has completed her second loop within an anticyclonic eddy of > 200 km of diameter.
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Esta figura muestra las corrientes superficiales del océano y el track seguido por Albi. Actualmente, Albi ha completado su segunda vuelta en el interior de un remolino anticiclónico de más de 200 km de diámetro.
Albi's track overlying the Ocean Surface Circulation
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This figure shows the Ocean Surface Circulation along Albi's track.
ESPAÑOL:
Esta figura muestra las corrientes superficiales del océano y el track seguido por Albi.
Albi's track by date
Map with dates along Albi's track
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This figure shows the tracking of Albi's journey, departing from Fuerteventura.
The shades of colors in the map represent the date.
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Esta figura muestra el seguimiento del viaje de Albi, partiendo de Fuerteventura.
Las tonalidades de colores en el mapa representan la fecha.
Times-series of Sea Surface Temperature along Albi's track
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This figure shows the Sea Surface Temperature (SST) measurements collected by Albi along her journey.
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Esta figura muestra las mediciones de la Temperatura de la Superficie del Mar (TSM) tomadas por Albi a lo largo de su viaje.