(CNS): Marine scientists at the Department of Environment have tagged their first loggerhead turtle in a new tracking project for the 2026 season. The turtle, who has been named Amber, crawled onto a Grand Cayman beach on the night of 1 June to nest.
She has been fitted with both a satellite transmitter and an acoustic tag, and is the first turtle sponsored through Lagerhead, Caybrew’s new amber lager, dedicated to turtle conservation.
Over the coming weeks, Amber is expected to return to the beach to lay several more nests, and researchers will use her acoustic tag to learn how female loggerheads move around local waters between nesting events. But the real mysteries will be answered when the nesting season is over.
In a press release about the project, the DoE explained that, like all of Cayman’s nesting turtles, Amber was born here and has returned decades later to lay her eggs. However, nesting is only a small part of her life. Once she leaves Cayman waters, her satellite transmitter will continue sending location data to researchers, allowing them to follow her journey across the Caribbean and build a more complete picture of her life.
Read the full article and see the tracking map on the DoE website.
