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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 Questions????:  email - mrice@hpa.edu Mock Tag Attachment- Does the attached satellite tag interfer with the growth of the turtle? February 15, 2026 CII and CIII Update As of today, 13 Cohort II turtles continue to transmit locations.  The Eastern North Pacific group of loggerheads remain in that area while the Central North Pacific group continue to move south as the water continues to cool.  Below are a couple of animations showing the total tracks of those 13 Cohort II turtles and then daily locations over the last 587 days or the last 19.5 months. Total tracks for 13 Cohort II loggerheads that continue to transmit after 587 days. Daily locations of  13 Cohort II loggerheads over the last 587 days. Twenty two Cohort III loggerheads continue to transmit after 222 days at sea.  Their cu...