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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) July 17, 2026 MOL-  STRETCH TURTLE RELEASE PHOTOS Koki-san and Taka-san on the deck of the Liberty Ace with one of the Cohort IV loggerheads. Liberty Ace crew members are seen lowering one of the CIV turtles. Liberty Ace crew members are seen getting ready to lower one of the CIV turtles. The Liberty Ace release team. Koki-san with dinner on board the Liberty Ace. Taka-san replacing the water in the containers for the CIV turtles.  This whole process was done daily. A little daily "deck exercise" that each CIV turtle go...
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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 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...
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