Researchers were surprised by an unusual turtle that stranded in Georgia-- a Kemp’s ridley / Loggerhead Hybrid Turtle, and were able to tag the animal for release.

Collaborators at the Jekyll Island Authority in Georgia have released the first satellite-tagged green turtle in Georgia waters under the Navy’s “Green and Kemp's Ridley Turtle Tagging for Availability Bias Estimates” Project.

Researchers from Inwater Research Group (IRG), supported by Dr. Kate Mansfield of the UCF Marine Turtle Research Group and Andrew DiMatteo of CheloniData LLC, have deployed a satellite-linked data logger on an adult male green sea turtle in St. Lucie County, Florida. This initiative aims to study the diving behavior and habitat use of male green turtles along the U.S. east coast.

Researchers at the University of Central Florida (UCF), led by Dr. Kate Mansfield and supported by the UCF Marine Turtle Research Group and Andrew DiMatteo of CheloniData LLC, deployed five satellite-linked data loggers on adult nesting green turtles at the Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge in Florida during the week of June 17th.