Gracie2

Casey Key Loggerheads 2010

A project of Mote Marine Laboratory.

click map for full-size version Gracie2 (Loggerhead) is 75 km SE of the coast of The Bahamas and 219 km from San Andros (77.33 W 23.043 N)

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Species: Loggerhead
Life Stage: Adult
Gender: Female
Release Date: 2010-07-20 00:00:00
Release Location: Casey Key
Last Location: 2011-05-12 19:01:05

Adoptive Parents:
Graciana Kristenson

Background

Gracie is being tracked a second time to investigate foraging ground fidelity.
Gracie is a big girl at 107.4 cm curved carapace length.
Gracie is bearing a satellite tag and a solar-powered geomagnetic tag.

Based on her previous track in 2007, Gracie seems likely to cross the Florida Current and aim toward then Great Bahama Bank.
https://seaturtle.org/tracking/index.shtml?tag_id=34033a.
Gracie nested on Casey Key in 2005, 2007, and 2010.