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STRETCH UPDATES - COHORT 2

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  LIVE MAP OF LOGGERHEADS  LOCATIONS Send Questions to  loggerheadstretch@gmail.com Map of 28 Cohort II Loggerhead Trejectories 17 Legacy Journal Publications That Form the Foundation For The STRETCH Project Kochi Turtle #571 The map above shows the tracks of 27 juvenile stretch loggerheads over the last 20 days.  The map automatically updates every 4 hours. 11/4/2024 As of November 26 of our 28 Cohort II juvenile loggerheads are still transmitting.  They continue to be moving in two different directions... east-southeast and west-southwest.  Below is the location of each of the 26 turtles as of 11/4/24 over a layer of the sea surface temperature (SST).   Two of our loggerheads are approximately 200 miles off the coast of North America.  I will be interesting to watch their movement as they get closer to the cool California Current (shown as darker blue).  Will the cooler water cause them to move to the south and stay in waters that are in the 15 to 18 degree C range? 10/18