STRETCH UPDATES - COHORT 3
Map: Cohort II Current Locations Map: Cohort III Current Locations Map: Cohort II and III Combined STRETCH RESOURCES AND INFORMATION Questions????: email - mrice@hpa.edu Mock Tag Attachment- Does the attached satellite tag interfer with the growth of the turtle? March 17, 2026 Cohort III Diving Behavior Three of our Cohort III turtles are carrying Splash 10 dive recording tags and I have summarized their diving behavior in the three graphs below. Loggerhead Ai is almost totally surface bound with minimal diel change in behavior. Sora's behavior shows a strong diel shift in behavior (surface by day and 15-20 meter depth by night) typical of prey tracking and possible deep scattering layer interaction. Seiran's behavior shows a moderate diel diving pattern in between that shown by Ai and Sora. This shows a distinct behavior gradient across individuals consistent with variable prey fields and varying habitat....