Sea turtles in an ocean pen

Alternative Title

Turtle Crawl - Cayos Miskitos

Creator

John C. OgdenFollow

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Creation Date

11-1-1977

Abstract

Photograph of a green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) with its head sticking up out of the water. The turtle is inside of a turtle crawl which is an enclosure constructed by putting wooden poles into the water in a circular shape. Turtle crawls are used to hold sea turtles caught by fishermen. This turtle crawl may have been constructed by indigenous Miskito Fishermen in the area of the Miskito Cays, Nicaragua. The Miskito people are a Central American indigenous group who have historically hunted sea turtles around the area of the Miskito Cays, Nicaragua. Research scientists aboard the R/V [Research Vessel] Alpha Helix encountered the Miskito fishermen at the Miskito Cays during their research expedition and interacted with them, asking them about the green sea turtles and their feeding grounds around the Miskito Cays. This photograph was taken near the Miskito Cays, Nicaragua during the research expedition of Dr. John C. Ogden and his colleagues to Miskito Bank, Nicaragua aboard the R/V Alpha Helix from October 13, 1977 to November 18, 1977 where their research included studies on seagrasses, fish, sea urchins, and the green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas).

Keywords

Marine biology--Research, Miskito Coast (Nicaragua and Honduras), Sea turtles, Sea turtle fisheries

Extent

2 x 2 inches cardboard projector slide with Kodachrome 35mm color photographic film

Physical Collection

Dr. John Ogden Caribbean and Coral Reef collection

Digital Date

2023

Media Type

Color slides

Identifier

O19-00052

Recommended Citation

Ogden, John C., "Sea turtles in an ocean pen" (1977). Binder 04: Photographs and Images. Image 34.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/ogden_images/34