Here in Florida, we are waiting to see how Tropical Storm Erika will affect the beaches along the coastline. Most of the leatherback nests laid this season have hatched already but there are many Green Turtle and Loggerhead nests still incubating in the sand. This weekend the forecast calls for higher than average tides and Read more about Tracking turtles and tropical storms[…]
The leatherback turtle we are tracking is currently located about 77 kilometers east of Virginia Beach. This area has seen an uptick in leatherback sea turtle strandings in the past month. Lets hope Katia stays safe. To view the current updated location of Katia, click here
Katia is still located about 55 kilometers southeast of Wallops Island in Virginia. Since leaving the Florida study area, she has traveled more than 2,400 kilometers and has spent a few weeks in the relatively shallow waters off the coast of Virginia. View and explore the dive behavior of Katia by clicking on the graph below
Katia is heading north once again. She is now located about 50 kilometers southeast of Assateague Island in Virginia. Data relayed via the Argos satellite system show that she is behaving normally and diving to depths of approximately 40 meters daily. For the current live tracking map, Click here
As the 2015 field season comes to a close, we will begin to analyze and present data collected.This year we deployed GPS recording devices and IMU data loggers on three leatherbacks as they traveled the coastline between nests. This season alone we have gathered more than three gigabytes of movement and tracking data which will Read more about Wading through data[…]