Bycatch Loggerhead Satellite Tagged
visit the Usa web site 3/24/2025 Update of tracks for 581 and 583 after 78 days at sea. 581 has become entrained in the strong north-northwest flowing Kuroshio current running and ~3 kts/h. Turtle 583 is just about to enter the Kuroshio current also... we will see if 583 begins to move northwest also. 3/6/2025 Loggerhead turtles 381 and 583 continue to transmit after 60 days. They have moved into the same general area ( see map ). Below are two graphs showing the SST that the turtles have experienced during their travels. I have created an overlay of Chlorophyll a concentrations on the tracks of 581 and 583 and note that they are in relatively productive waters at this time. SST for turtle number 581. SST for turtle 583 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 1...