Loggerhead hatchlings in the Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge 🐢💕 Video by Karen King | Sea Turtle Conservancy

Loggerhead sea turtle hatchlings emerged from their nest in Folly Beach, South Carolina, on Sunday. According to NOAA, loggerhead populations in the United States have declined due to bycatch in fishing gear such as trawls, gillnets, and longlines. Thankfully, here in Folly Beach, all sources of artificial light are banned in order that hatchlings can find their way to the ocean. #Conservation #Loggerhead | Environmental Defense Fund

Have you ever wondered where recovered sea turtles go after we release them? After almost nine months of care, Himalayan Salt was outfitted with a tracking tag and released off Cape Cod in September. Check out the loggerhead’s journey!📍 🐢 We use different forms of tagging to track a turtle’s migration to warmer waters. If turtles are large enough, they may receive a satellite tag. These sophisticated tags provide information on the turtle’s location, and some tag models also tell us about wate

Happy #SeaTurtleWeek! Did you know that by mapping the migration routes of tagged loggerhead sea turtles, we can see that they base their course on a specific chlorophyll and temperature gradient? In other words, they prefer a narrow band of more temperate ocean conditions—not too hot and not too cold. For more on Sea Turtle Week 2020 please visit: go.usa.gov/xwUxF Check out more NOAA "Science on a Sphere" datasets here: sos.noaa.gov #30DaysofOcean #OceanMonth2020 | NOAA Satellite and Informatio