i4 Initiative Finding Our Way: Navigation and Remote Sensing
Abstract
Sea turtles are tagged with satellite transmitters to monitor post-nesting migration and collect data on the turtle’s immediate surroundings (i.e. sea surface temperature and ocean currents.) These data contribute to modeling changing global weather patterns in the ocean and the conservation of marine biodiversity.
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i4 Initiative Podcast
Title: Finding Our Way - Remote Tracking Marine Turtles with Satellites
Abstract: Theodora Pinou joins us at the Connecticut Science Center to discuss her work in mapping sea turtle migrations and how the data collected is helping to better model the changing global weather patterns in the ocean and the conservation of marine biodiversity.
Listen to Sea Turtles and Navigation Podcast.(MP3)
Scientist Bios
Scott Graves is an associate professor in the Science
Education and Environmental Studies Department at Southern
Connecticut State University.
Theodora Pinou is an associate professor in the
Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences at
Western Connecticut State University.
learn more about Theodora Pinou at WCSU and Yale web sites.
Gallery Science Programs
Project Migration
Learn how sea turtles are tagged with satellite transmitters to monitor post-nesting migration and how telemetry assists in understanding turtle behavior and ecology. Visitors will explore the history of navigation, the tools used yesterday, today, and in the future.
NOTE:Programs take place in our Planet Earth and River of Life Galleries lead by our Gallery Scientists. Check with Visitor Services upon arrival for a detailed schedule of day’s activities and demonstrations as program times vary daily.