STRETCH UPDATES - COHORT 3
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? April 8, 2026 Cohort III Tracks Co-PI Dana Briscoe has created a Sea Surface Temperature overlay on Cohort III tracks that shows quite nicely how they "follow" the 18 degree C isotherm as they moves south (fall and winter) and North (spring and summer). They are likely not just following the SST but are also following the "FOOD" which tends to be concentrated along the North Pacific Transition Zone Chlorophyll Front that also follows the 18 degree C isotherm . This region acts as a critical foraging ground for fish, turtles, and marine mammals, oscillating seasonally between 30°N (winter) and 40°N (summer). In a recent paper (Briscoe et ...