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 |
PTT: platform transmitter terminal.
CCL: curved carapace length.
S: sub-adult (<145 cm CCL); A: adult (≥145 cm CCL).
M: male; F: female, U: unknown sex.
MK10-A: Argos-only locations; MK10-AF: Argos and Fastloc GPS locations.
N. Sound: Nantucket Sound; CC Bay: Cape Cod Bay; V. Sound: Vineyard Sound; Nantucket: waters south of Nantucket.