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STRETCH UPDATES - COHORT IV

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      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? PICTURES OF 30 COHORT IV LOGGERHEADS SHIPBOARD NOTES   (from Koki Sagiura) CII, CIII, CIV CURRENT LOCATION MAP July 30, 2026 As we near the end of July, we find that 21 Cohort III turtles are still transmitting after 385 days at sea and 13 Cohort II turtles are still going after 752 days at sea. Twenty-eight of the 30 Cohort IV turtles have reported in the last 5 days... 18 days after their release.  CIV is a little difficult to track because of the requirements of the Kineis and ARGOS satellite systems.   NOTE:  MOL, the shipping company that has been instrumental in the transport a...

STRETCH UPDATES - COHORT 3

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    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?       'Godzilla' El Niñ o Predicted for 2026 Youtube Explanation of Godzilla El Niño Cohort III Tracks as of 6/10/26 Below is an animation of 22 Cohort III loggerhead turtles after they have been at sea for 335 days. Their tracks show the normal general trend to move north in the summer and fall and then, as the sea surface temperature (SST) falls in the winter, they move south. In the spring and summer, they begin to move north again as the SST warms. Cohort II Tracks as of 6/9/26 June 9 , 2026 Today, Tuesday, June 9, 2026, 21 Cohort III loggerhead turtles (335 days) an...