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Monica practicing flying the drone during daylight hours in Puerto Rico Photo courtesy of Kara Dodge

A Right Whale Scientist Takes Flight for Leatherback Sea Turtles

Our Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life scientist Monica lent her expertise as a drone pilot to a team tagging turtles in Puerto Rico.

August 06, 2026
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A Right Whale Scientist Takes Flight for Leatherback Sea Turtles
By New England Aquarium
Staff from Amigos de las Tortugas Marinas measure a nesting leatherback turtle in Maunabo, Puerto Rico
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Year Six of Leatherback Sea Turtle Research in Puerto Rico Sees Record Tagging Numbers
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Tale of the Whiptail: Unlocking Mysteries of Common Thresher Shark Movements
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2025–2026 North Atlantic Right Whale Mother and Calf Pairs
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Catching Up With Some of Our Longest-Tracked Sea Turtles
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