Pact Serenity

Kevin\'s team lifting PACT Serenity out of the temporary storage vessel. She looked really comfortable in there. Photo by Melanie Day ©2011

PS taking a breath during the tag application procedure. Photo by Melanie Day ©2011

Miss PS also was weighed and measured. Photo by Melanie Day ©2011

PS heading towards the water, she was eager to get wet again and wasted no time in leaving the group behind. Photo by Melanie Day ©2011

Pact Serenity with her new Bling! Photo by John Searle ©2011

PACT Serenity, the 3rd hawksbill tagged by Marymount University and Hawksbill Hope in Belize in 2011, was released from Turtle Shores Mission Base on Aug 20, 2011. Present for the release was PACT – Protected Areas Conservation Trust – who have funded a local training session being coordinated by Kevin Andrewin, of the Gales Point Wildlife Santuary and Hawksbill Hope.

Pact Serenity had a straight carapace length of 65cm and weighed in at 170 pounds and made her debut on local TV Aug 20, and a follow up will be aired Aug 23.

To learn more and watch the news cast, visit Channel 7 News Belize. The turtle story starts around 55:55

Where is pact Serenity today? Follow her on seaturtle.org