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Map of movement of Lady Vini, a hawsbill turtle

© Western Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Council (WPRFMC).

Lady Vini was tagged and released in Apia, Samoa. From 7 March 2006, Lady Vini, a hawksbill turtle, travelled a distance of 4,743kms across the Pacific. Averaged over 228 days, her speed was almost one kilometre per hour.