The Generalitat Valenciana is back at sea. fourteen turtles caretta carettafrom the nest in the municipality of El Puig (Valencia) a year ago -September 28, 2021-, turtles returned to the sea following the ‘starter’ project of growth and re-entry into the sea developed at the Oceanogràfic facilities of Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències in Valencia.
Eight of the turtles have a satellite transmitter, thanks to contributions from the El Puig City Council, the University of Valencia, and the Life-Med Turtles project, and Fundación Oceanogràfic, which will allow researchers. track their pathways and increase knowledge about their behavior and biologysome data necessary for science.
Responsible for releasing these young animals, weighing nearly two kilograms, into the sand were Luisa Salvador, mayor of El Puig, councilors of the Beaches and Environment Municipality, Marc Oriola, and Fernando Checa, president of Oceanogràfic. Foundation, Celia Calabuig and Julio Monreal, deputy director of Corporate Affairs and Promotion of Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències. Members of the Sagunt Environmental Education Center, Tragsatec staff and technicians from the Ministry and the University of Valencia, along with the Oceanographic Foundation, the institutions that make up the Valencia Community Stranding Network also participated.
There were also around 50 schoolchildren from CEIP Guillem d’Entença and CEIP Pare Jofré, who said goodbye to the fourteen turtles and representatives of the El Puig Local Police and Civil Guard who intervened in the finding of the nest. their first voyage to the sea.
Small animals emerging from the nest formed part of the aforementioned ‘head to head’ programme. give offspring adequate size, weight, and swimming, diving and feeding skills to increase their chances of survival and survives most of its natural predators.
The experience so far allows for great optimism, because The survival rate of animals entering the sea is around 90%.means a success for the conservation of this species.
2021 El Puig nest contributed a total of 120 eggs70 newborns were born, which experts estimate went into the sea. Fundación Oceanogràfic’s rescue team was able to collect 14 young children still in the nursery and transferred them to the Oceanogràfic facilities in Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències to form part of the “Inception”. growth program.
Citizen cooperation is essential when turtle spawning is registered on the beaches to start the Valencian Community Stranding Network after advance notice to 112.
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