Ventura nonprofit Paso Pacifico takes on poachers with decoy sea turtle egg.

Paso Pacifico, based in Ventura, took up the challenge. With a nod to the TV series “Breaking Bad,” a plan formed to design a decoy egg that could be used as a tracker.

The idea and design for the InvestEGGator came from Kim Williams-Guillen, a conservation scientist who was part of the nonprofit’s staff at the time and has continued working on the project.