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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 October 24, 2026 As of today, there are 46 STRETCH loggerheads still transmitting and providing good location data.  With the exception of three turtles that are in the east off of the coast of North America, 43 loggerheads are arrayed between 38 and 45 degrees north and 135 and 179 degrees West.  They are all "clustered" around the 18 degree C isotherm with a low of 16 and a high of 20 degrees C.   Sea surface temperature as of 10/24/26 overlain on the locations of the 46 S...