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STRETCH UPDATES - COHORT 3

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  Map of 28 Cohort II and 25 Cohort I Loggerhead Trejectories L ive Map of Loggerhead's Locations for Last 20 Days 17 Legacy Journal Publications That Form the Foundation For The STRETCH Project Kochi Turtles #571, # 580 , #581 & #583 Send Questions to  loggerheadstretch@gmail.com Cohort II STRETCH loggerhead Locations as of the last two days. 6/15/2025 As we make our way across the Pacific to Nagoya Japan, our three Splash 10 tagged juvenile loggerheads are hanging out off the coast of Baja California Sur in waters that are right around 19 degrees C.  The Overlay shows that the temp is pretty uniformly in that range where most of the loggerheads are located off of Baja. Moana Kai, Ehnally and Pericu are off of Baja California in Pelagic waters that are 2000 to 3000 meters deep. 6/14/2025 STRETCH team members Laura Jim and Marc Rice have embarked for Nagoya Japan to attach the next group of satellite tags to Cohort III juvenile loggerhead turtles.  Stay...

STRETCH UPDATES - COHORT 2

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Map of 28 Cohort II Loggerhead Trejectories L ive Map of Loggerhead's Locations for Last 20 Days 17 Legacy Journal Publications That Form the Foundation For The STRETCH Project Kochi Turtles #571, # 580 , #581 & #583 Send Questions to  loggerheadstretch@gmail.com STRETCH Cohort II loggerhead Locations as of the last two days. EVALUATE THIS BLOG: 6/6/2025 While Cohort II is still transmitting accurate locations, the STRETCH team is getting ready to travel to Nagoya, Japan to put satellite tags on 28 more Cohort III juvenile loggerhead turtles.  These turtles are progeny hatched on Kochi Beach and raised by the Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium STRETCH team member Masanori Mori.  We will be working to attach the tags on June 21-24 so that they are ready to put on board of the Miraculous Ace RoRo ship on June 26.  The Miraculous Ace will transport the Cohort III turtles to a release point that will, hopefully, very near where Cohorts I and II...