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. 2014 Mar 19;9(3):e91726. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0091726

Table 1. Summary data for twenty leatherback sea turtles equipped with satellite tags off Massachusetts, USA, 2007–2009.

Turtle ID PTT1 Number CCL2 (cm) Age3 Sex4 Capture method Tag Model5 Tagging location6 Tagging date Days at liberty Distance (km) No. ARGOS locations No. GPS locations
A 68366 140.7 S M Entangled MK10-AF N. Sound 19-Aug-07 34 938 137 263
B 68364 143.2 S M Entangled MK10-AF CC Bay 29-Aug-07 18 461 82 90
C 68369 123.0 S U Entangled MK10-AF N. Sound 29-Aug-07 16 277 64 89
D 68370 137.5 S U Entangled MK10-AF CC Bay 22-Sep-07 183 6444 572 777
E 68365 136.0 S F Entangled MK10-AF CC Bay 1-Oct-07 35 991 109 252
F 68365a 149.5 A M Hoopnet MK10-AF N. Sound 17-Jul-08 174 8004 1520 1067
G 68364a 146.0 A F Hoopnet MK10-AF V. Sound 26-Jul-08 199 7920 1407 1498
H 82052 161.5 A F Hoopnet MK10-A V. Sound 29-Jul-08 272 8435 2114 na
I 76988 152.2 A M Hoopnet MK10-AF Nantucket 10-Aug-08 214 8878 1932 1469
J 76990 140.4 S U Hoopnet MK10-AF Nantucket 10-Aug-08 150 5967 1147 593
K 82055 133.8 S U Hoopnet MK10-A Nantucket 10-Aug-08 152 5792 1306 na
L 82051 153.3 A M Hoopnet MK10-A Nantucket 10-Aug-08 242 9466 1846 na
M 76989 144.8 A F Hoopnet MK10-AF Nantucket 21-Aug-08 180 9191 1427 1563
N 85538 154.0 A M Hoopnet MK10-AF Nantucket 22-Aug-08 183 6528 1707 796
O 85537 138.5 S M Hoopnet MK10-AF Nantucket 22-Aug-08 181 5883 1722 307
P 82053 146.4 A M Entangled MK10-A N. Sound 23-Aug-08 234 9765 1095 na
Q 82054 140.0 S U Entangled MK10-A N. Sound 28-Aug-08 191 5980 1306 na
R 82056 126.5 S U Weir MK10-A N. Sound 10-Jul-09 414 14168 3570 na
S 82057 127.7 S U Hoopnet MK10-A N. Sound 27-Aug-09 278 11541 1616 na
T 27579 155.0 A M Entangled MK10-A N. Sound 3-Sep-09 203 7096 1458 na
1

PTT: platform transmitter terminal.

2

CCL: curved carapace length.

3

S: sub-adult (<145 cm CCL); A: adult (≥145 cm CCL).

4

M: male; F: female, U: unknown sex.

5

MK10-A: Argos-only locations; MK10-AF: Argos and Fastloc GPS locations.

6

N. Sound: Nantucket Sound; CC Bay: Cape Cod Bay; V. Sound: Vineyard Sound; Nantucket: waters south of Nantucket.