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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 13, 2026 As of today it appears that there are 3 Cohort II, 17 Cohort III and 25 Cohort IV still transmitting locations.  There are three loggerheads still transmitting near the Baja California Peninsula (1- CII and 2-CIII turtles).  All the rest, including all of CIV are in the northeast central Pacific.  Below is a SST overlay showing the general temp where most of the loggerheads are located. Below the SST overlay is a Chlorophyll a overlay. The black numbers represent...