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STRETCH UPDATES - COHORT 3

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    Map: Cohort II Current Locations   Map: Cohort III Current Locations Fifth Annual Hawaii Pacific University Turtle Workshop STRETCH RESOURCES AND INFORMATION Questions????:  email - mrice@hpa.edu November 13, 2025 For Cohort III and Cohort II below are images of both their entire tracks and of their position in the last 4 days of those turtles still transmitting locations.  After 493 days there are 16 Cohort III loggerheads still transmitting.  November 12, 2025 Members of Cohort II and III that have given a location in the last 4 days are seen in the image below.  The temperature contour isotherms show that all turtles remain in waters that are 16 degrees C or above with Pericu currently in waters that are 23 degrees C. For now, they seem to be safe, temperature wise! Temperature isotherms (black squiggly lines) labeled at 2 degree intervals. Below is an overlay of Chlorophyll a concentrations and Cohort III and Cohort...