Week Nine!

Hey everyone! I'm about a month behind schedule but we finished up week nine on August 12th. We caught a lot of hatchlings that week, so we spent a majority of our time processing them and checking the nests. We also put three fyke nets inside two of the cells on the island instead of placing them on the outside perimeter of the island as we usually did. We ended up catching a surplus of young turtles that had never been processed before so we added a lot of new information to our data. Other than that, it was a usual week for the turtle crew and we only had a few extra tasks, such as cleaning the fyke nets and bringing the boat back, to complete along with our basic routine. As a final post from my experience on Poplar, I thought I would add a few pictures I took of the island itself in all of its beauty. I hope you enjoyed reading my blog, and I look forward to many more journeys that I can share with you as I work towards my future career in marine microbiology.