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Next project hope to be finish by this year.. Now, is under disscussion..
Kismet is still waiting to be release...

Two years ago, the Malaysian Department of Fisheries rescued a juvenile Green Turtle
(Chelonia mydas) which was caught in fishing net off the west coast of Peninsula Malaysia. It was badly injured and almost drowned. Aquaria KLCC was asked to rehabilitate this injured turtle until it is strong and big enough to be released. We named this turtle ‘Kismet’ which means ‘fate’. Since then, ‘Kismet’ has grown into a full adult and ready to go back to his own world.

There is a dearth of information as to the migratory patterns of turtles and this has made conservations efforts all that more challenging. With the blessing from the Department of
Fisheries, Aquaria KLCC will tag ‘Kismet’ and track his travels via satellite over the next 9 months and this information will be invaluable for researchers and scientists. In order to
increase public awareness of this conservation effort, Media Prima has graciously agreed tobroadcast the story of ‘Kismet’ being rehabilitated and announce via prime time crawlers the position of ‘Kismet’ after his release for as long as the tag battery power will last. (Approximately 9 months).

The program will begin with the satellite tagging process followed by a period of one month ofacclimatization in our Oceanarium. This will also allow the public to see ‘Kismet’ before his natural wanderlust kicks in. ‘Kismet’ would be tracked by a satellite network for a period of 7-9months. The release will be on the west coast where the elements of the monsoon are less severe.