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I / by using a utility knife to carve out 3 lines in a row on the carapace and painting them in red. A shark bite was simulated by cutting out a jagged crescent shape along the marginal scutes with a utility knife. We also painted the bite green and white paint to match the turtle, simulating that the wound had healed. I Weights (3-4 hrs) Each turtle weighs a different amount and this becomes important to keep track of when tagging the turtles. We thought out what each turtle's "story" should be so the data the researchers share on the video make sense when compared to the data the students collect from their turtle. Each turtle was cut open along its plastron, about 4 inches. We took dive weight beads and filled each with a different amount. We then used the insulating foam, inserting and rolling around until the beads stopped moving inside. We taped the turtle around to hold the edges of the incision closed while the foam dried. This step should be done first so you can keep track of the weight of the turtles before adding any injuries or tagging. Turtle Tae# Iniury Barnacles Algae Weight NO igg # Location 1 IRG057 1 2 1.331 KWNWR a Yr 1 1.137 Puerto Rico 3 Shark bite . '' s'v 1.149 a' 4 IRG062 Right front flipper missing 0.973 Boca Raton „�-,;-i�.; 5 IRG073 Boat strike kms,..` -'}3 =4r 0.984 ACNWR 6 IRG051 1.083 St. Lucie h 7 IRG063 3 3 0.999 Big Bend 8 Plastic bag in mouth 9 2 1.031 i:F .et}fjLE 9 Hook in mouth 12 2 1.008 10 IRG052 3 1 0.993 Palm Beach NOTE: When filling the turtles, they do not have to be exactly what you see above. The important part is that turtles that are underweight (<1.ikg) remain below that threshold and that turtles that are healthy(>1.1kg) remain above that threshold. For turtles that are above weighty you can make as "robust" as you'd like. The highlighted weights above require no filling whatsoever and can remain intact to achieve these weights. 7