Bycatch Loggerhead Satellite Tagged
visit the Usa web site 2/13/2025 Turtles 581 and 583 continue to transmit after 39 days at sea. 581 has followed the meandering Kuroshio current to the north while 583 has broken out of the Kuroshio current and headed to the south. Both remain in waters that are 19 to 22 degrees C. Turtles 581 and 583 are following a similar path moving along the main Kuroshio currents. Above are tracks for turtles 581 and 583 up through 1/24/2025 on the general current pattern off of the coast of Japan. Below is a chart showing the track and locations of turtles 571, 580, 581 & 583 since their release. This map is automatically updated daily. 1/6/2025 Tomomi Saito and his research team from Usa Marine 'Biological Institute, Kochi University have release 2 more loggerheads captured as by-catch at Moroto Point in Japan. About noon of 06 Jan. 2025, released them off Tosa Bay (33°13'00.0"N 133°40'00.0"E). 13/12/2024 Bycatch at Shiina Fishing...