STRETCH UPDATES - COHORT 3
Map: Cohort II Current Locations & Map: Cohort III Current Locations Map: Cohort II and III Combined STRETCH RESOURCES AND INFORMATION RECENT 'STRETCH' PUBLICATIONS Multi-decade northward shift & Promise or peril in a warming ocean Mock Tag Attachment- Does the attached satellite tag interfer with the growth of the turtle? April 21, 2026 A Record Marine Heat Wave Simmers off California's Coast Right Now Read article HERE Co-PIs George Balazs and Jeffery polovina recently pointed out that climate scientists are predicting another massive oceanic heatwave "Blob" in the north eastern Pacific Ocean this spring and summer similar to the ones in 2014-15 and 2019. The 2014-2015 "Blob" was a massive, persistent marine heatwave in the Northeast Pacific Ocean with water temperatures 2-7 degrees C above average. This warm water triggered massive toxic algae blooms (domoic a...