Seasonal Distributional Patterns of Juvenile Loggerheads from the Southeast

A project of South Carolina Marine Resources Research Institute.

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Species: Loggerhead
Life Stage: Juvenile
Gender: Female
Release Date: 2004-08-26 21:09:00
Release Location: Charleston Harbor Entrance Channel
Last Location: 2004-11-27 21:00:54

Background

Juvenile loggerhead sea turtle (60.1 cm SCLmin; Female; CC-A02) caught during 15-min trawl at index station in Charleston Harbor Entrance Channel. Tagged and released with Telonics ST-20, Model A-2010. Duty cycle continuous on with saltwater switch; expected to last over one year. Dive cycle and water temperature data will be collected in addition to lat/lon.