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How old is this turtle?
It is very hard to determine the age of a turtle on the nesting beach. Loggerheads take about 25-35 years to reach maturity as a reproducing adult. They can live another 15-20 years or more.

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What will you do if Bree Varda swims to the fishing grounds where the swordfish longliners are? Is there a closed season for the fishing boats or do you just cross your fingers during the turtles' m...
The Industrial Fishing industry accidently catches thousands of turtles. We use this satellite tracking information to try to figure out where there is overlap between commercial fishing and sea turt...

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Doesn't this hurt the turtle?
Absolutely not. The transmitters are quite light and will come off as the turtle sheds the layers of its shell. This is very well established method of research on marine turtles to collect very impo...

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Will Bree Varda nest more than once?
Most loggerhead turtles nest up to 4 times each year and come back to the nesting beach every 2-3 years.

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Does the transmitter work underwater?
Yes, the transmitter is always working; however, it only transmits information to the satellite each time the turtle surfaces to breathe. It has a salt water switch that only turns on the transmitter...

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Where will this turtle go?
If we knew for sure, we wouldn't have to do this research. More than likely it will go to one of two areas. It will either go North along the Atlantic coast up to the Chesapeake Bay area or south aro...

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How did Belle o' Brevard do last year?
Belle o' Brevard came in second place. Maritime was the big winner!

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