NYCkayaker Sea Turtle!

[GDK]

I'm surprised you don't mention the Diamondback Terrapin which actually swims into shore beaches to lay eggs in our area.

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>From: Dennis Wiener <dwiener at earthlink.net>
>Sent: Aug 13, 2007 9:14 AM
>To: nyckayaker at rockandwater.net
>Subject: Re: NYCkayaker Sea Turtle!
>
>I'm pretty sure all sea turtles are protected, and considered endangered.
>
>David Gottlieb wrote:
>> No, you probably weren’t hallucinating.... When the waters are warm, 
>> sea turtles migrate to the Sound from the south and then as our waters 
>> cool they travel south again. I believe there are three species of 
>> turtles in the sound and I’ve seen them on a number of occasions while 
>> hiking along the shore and while sailing, but unfortunately never in a 
>> kayak. Of the three species I know of in the sound it could have been 
>> Loggerhead, ridleys or Green sea turtles, probably juvenile as the 
>> adults of these species prefer deeper waters. There are also 
>> Leatherbacks, but they usually stick to deeper waters in the Atlantic 
>> and are rarely seen in the sound.
>>
>> Ridleys and Leatherbacks, I believe, are both on the endangered 
>> species list. Ridley’s is the smallest species of which adults grow up 
>> to 100 pounds and leatherbacks are the largest of the four species and 
>> can weigh as much as 1,600 lbs.... The other two species are more 
>> common, although the and these adults weigh in about 500 to 600 
>> lbs.... Did you notice what colors or patterns were on the shell???
>>
>> The lifespan of some of these turles can be 75 years or more. The 
>> lifespan of the Leatherback is unknown.... By the way, no man eating 
>> turtles around the Sound....
>>
>>
>> On 8/13/07 6:37 AM, "Emile Zen" <emilezen at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>>     Is this a common sight in the Long Island Sound? I saw one
>>     yesterday, while paddling from Glen Cove to Mamaroneck after a
>>     Swim Across America event.
>>
>>
>>
>>     As it approached my starboard bow, I thought it was a plastic
>>     garbage bag, floating one or two feet under the surface of the
>>     water. But then its shape became unmistakable. The shell must have
>>     been around two feet in diameter. It continued swimming in the
>>     opposite direction to mine, and I didn't turn for a better look
>>     because I was in the middle of the shipping channel.
>>
>>
>>
>>     It was a split second thrill. Hope I wasn't hallucinating...
>>
>>
>>
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