STRETCH UPDATES - COHORT 2
Map of 28 Cohort II Loggerhead Trejectories L ive Map of Loggerhead's Locations for Last 20 Days 17 Legacy Journal Publications That Form the Foundation For The STRETCH Project Kochi Turtles #571, # 580 , #581 & #583 Send Questions to loggerheadstretch@gmail.com 4/4/2025 Going along with the locations of the southeasterly heading turtles, below is of the tracks and sea surface temperature (SST). I have started some areas to give and idea of the SST relative to the color - darker orange is warmer. Above are the tracks of the southeasterly headed turtles with a SST overlay and contour lines added. You can see that most of the turtles are in waters with a SST between 15 and 19 degrees centigrade. 4/3/2025 A few days ago I showed that Hazuki, Uzuki and Purutaui were in an area where the Chlorophyll a (Ca) concentration is fairly high indicating high productivity and a possible abundance of food (see post on 3/28). Today we are looking at thos...