Projeto TAMAR
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Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian non-profit organization
Non-profit organization
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owned by the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation. The main objective of the project is to protect sea turtles from extinction
Extinction
In biology and ecology, extinction is the end of an organism or of a group of organisms , normally a species. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of the species, although the capacity to breed and recover may have been lost before this point...
in the Brazilian coastline.
History
The TAMAR project was officially created in 1980. The first activities were not centered on the preservation of the turtles, but on the identification of them, their spawnSpawn (biology)
Spawn refers to the eggs and sperm released or deposited, usually into water, by aquatic animals. As a verb, spawn refers to the process of releasing the eggs and sperm, also called spawning...
sites and seasons, and the main problems caused by poaching
Poaching
Poaching is the illegal taking of wild plants or animals contrary to local and international conservation and wildlife management laws. Violations of hunting laws and regulations are normally punishable by law and, collectively, such violations are known as poaching.It may be illegal and in...
. When the first preservation actions began, TAMAR took the first Brazilian pictures of a sea turtle spawning.
In 1983, the oceanographers searched for Petrobras
Petrobras
Petróleo Brasileiro or Petrobras is a semi-public Brazilian multinational energy corporation headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is the largest company in Latin America by market capitalization and revenue, and the largest company headquartered in the Southern Hemisphere by market...
, to ask for support on the project. The company analyzed all the actions of the project and decided to support it, by providing fuel to their jeeps.
By 2008, TAMAR managed to release more than 8 million turtles in the sea.
Objective
Although the initial purpose was to protect sea turtles only, the project grew and became concerned with sharkShark
Sharks are a type of fish with a full cartilaginous skeleton and a highly streamlined body. The earliest known sharks date from more than 420 million years ago....
s and all the sea wildlife, as they are part of the environment in which the sea turtles live. All actions by the project intend to preserve wildlife, concern people about environment, and create sustainable places for the procreation of the species protected by TAMAR.
Bases
There are currently 22 bases of the project, spread all over the country coastline, covering a range of more than 1000 kilometers.- CearáCearáCeará is one of the 27 states of Brazil, located in the northeastern part of the country, on the Atlantic coast. It is currently the 8th largest Brazilian State by population and the 17th by area. It is also one of the main touristic destinations in Brazil. The state capital is the city of...
- Almofala,
- Rio Grande do NorteRio Grande do NorteRio Grande do Norte is one of the states of Brazil, located in the northeastern region of the country, occupying the northeasternmost tip of the South American continent. Because of its geographic position, Rio Grande do Norte has a strategic importance. The capital and largest city is Natal...
- Atol das Rocas
- PipaTibau do SulTibau do Sul is a town and municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Norte in the Northeast region of Brazil.-References:...
- PernambucoPernambucoPernambuco is a state of Brazil, located in the Northeast region of the country. To the north are the states of Paraíba and Ceará, to the west is Piauí, to the south are Alagoas and Bahia, and to the east is the Atlantic Ocean. There are about of beaches, some of the most beautiful in the...
- Fernando de NoronhaFernando de NoronhaFernando de Noronha is an archipelago of 21 islands and islets in the Atlantic Ocean, offshore from the Brazilian coast. The main island has an area of and had a population of 3,012 in the year 2010...
- Fernando de Noronha
- SergipeSergipeSergipe , is the smallest state of the Brazilian Federation, located on the northeastern Atlantic coast of the country. It borders on two other states, Bahia to the south and west and Alagoas to the north, and to the east is the Atlantic Ocean...
- Ponta dos Mangues – PacatubaPacatubaPacatuba is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Sergipe. Its population was 11,559 and its area is 364 km²....
- PirambuPirambuPirambu is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Sergipe. Its population was 8,769 and its area is 218 km²....
- Oceanário – AracajuAracaju-Vegetation:Aracaju lies in tropical forest. Rainforests are characterized by high rainfall, with minimum normal annual rainfall between 2,000 mm and 1,700 mm...
, - Abais – Itaporanga d'AjudaItaporanga d'AjudaItaporanga d'Ajuda is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Sergipe. Its population was 28,714 and its area is 757 km²....
- Ponta dos Mangues – Pacatuba
- BahiaBahiaBahia is one of the 26 states of Brazil, and is located in the northeastern part of the country on the Atlantic coast. It is the fourth most populous Brazilian state after São Paulo, Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro, and the fifth-largest in size...
- Ponta dos Mangues - JandaíraJandaíraJandaíra is the easternmost city in the Brazilian state of Bahia. The city is famous because of the Mangue seco village and beach....
- Sítio do Conde – SalvadorSalvador, BahiaSalvador is the largest city on the northeast coast of Brazil and the capital of the Northeastern Brazilian state of Bahia. Salvador is also known as Brazil's capital of happiness due to its easygoing population and countless popular outdoor parties, including its street carnival. The first...
- Costa do sauípe - Salvador
- Praia do Forte – Salvador
- Arembepe - Salvador
- Ponta dos Mangues - Jandaíra
- Espírito SantoEspírito SantoEspírito Santo is one of the states of southeastern Brazil, often referred to by the abbreviation "ES". Its capital is Vitória and the largest city is Vila Velha. The name of the state means literally "holy spirit" after the Holy Ghost of Christianity...
- Itaúnas – Conceição da Barra,
- Guiriri – São MateusSão Mateus, Espírito SantoSão Mateus is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo. Its population was 101,051 and its area is 2,343.25 km². São Mateus is located at 36 meters above sea level.-References:...
- Pontal do Ipiranga/Povoação – LinharesLinharesLinhares is the name of a municipality in the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil, 135 km north of the state capital, Vitória. It is the largest municipality by area in the state, at 9,501.6 km², and has a population of 130,901 people ....
- Regência - Linhares
- Trindade - Linhares
- AnchietaAnchieta, Espírito SantoAnchieta is a municipality in the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo. Its population was 21,834 in 2005 and its area is 404.88 km². Its average elevation is 2m above sea level....
- Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro (state)Rio de Janeiro is one of the 27 states of Brazil.Rio de Janeiro has the second largest economy of Brazil behind only São Paulo state.The state of Rio de Janeiro is located within the Brazilian geopolitical region classified as the Southeast...
- Bacia de Campos – Campos dos GoytacazesCampos dos GoytacazesCampos dos Goytacazes is a municipality and city located in the northern area of Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil, with a population of 463,545 inhabitants. Its area is 4,031.910 km², which makes it the largest municipality in the state and its elevation is 14 m...
- Bacia de Campos – Campos dos Goytacazes
- São PauloSão Paulo (state)São Paulo is a state in Brazil. It is the major industrial and economic powerhouse of the Brazilian economy. Named after Saint Paul, São Paulo has the largest population, industrial complex, and economic production in the country. It is the richest state in Brazil...
- Santa CatarinaSanta Catarina (state)Santa Catarina is a state in southern Brazil with one of the highest standards of living in Latin America. Its capital is Florianópolis, which mostly lies on the Santa Catarina Island. Neighbouring states are Rio Grande do Sul to the south and Paraná to the north. It is bounded on the east by...
- FlorianópolisFlorianópolis-Climate:Florianópolis experiences a warm humid subtropical climate, falling just short of a true tropical climate. The seasons of the year are distinct, with a well-defined summer and winter, and characteristic weather for autumn and spring. Frost is infrequent, but occurs occasionally in the winter...
- Florianópolis