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Photo by Andy Newman / Florida Keys News Bureau
Tracking

Aaron

Aaron is a sub-adult loggerhead sea turtle.  A boat captain found Aaron floating in the marina of Key Largo Angler’s Club located in the upper keys on March 19, 2015.  Aaron was emaciated, covered in epibiota, and suffered from an intestinal impaction and a heavy load of internal parasites.  Aaron was treated at the Turtle Hospital with broad spectrum antibiotics, anti-parasitic medications, lactulose, vitamins, and a healthy diet of squid and fish.  When Aaron was released with a transmitter on July 17, 2015, he measured 70.0 cm in curved carapace (shell) length and weighed of nearly 80 pounds.

Most recent location date: February 19, 2016

Trans Alps Adventure

Migration Map

Hover over location circle to view date, and over the turtle icon to view most recent date.

Cumulative distance traveled: 1,804 km (1,121 miles)
Distance covered since last location: 2.45 km (1.52 miles)
Average speed since release: 0.35 kph (0.22 mph)
Average speed since last location: 0.16 kph (0.10 mph)
Time since last location update: 87,257 hours
Time tracked: 217 days

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On average, transmitters will send signals for around 1 year from the time the turtle is released. Sometimes it can be 2 years, and sometimes it can be less than a year. The turtle icon location point represents the most recent location received for this turtle. It is not uncommon for a transmitter to skip a day or two due to the turtle’s behavior or biofouling on the transmitter or antenna. This map is automatically updated with new points as soon as they are received by the Sea Turtle Conservancy. If the most recent point is more than two months old, then the transmitter is most likely no longer working.

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Map created by Mapotic for Sea Turtle Conservancy. Data and Map © STC (unless otherwise noted)

**SCAM ALERT!** If you have been offered a STC tracked turtle by purchasing something from Bela Wonder, MyTurtleProject, Mahola, Tidalia, Earth Lives, Ocean Lives, Ocean Project.co (not to be confused with ‘The Ocean Project’), Blue Ocean, Turtle’s Journey, Wildlife Team, Wildlife Mission, Wildlife Charm, or Ocean Better, they have used Sea Turtle Conservancy’s turtle tracking information without our permission. The one exception is ‘Fahlo (previously called Wildlife Collections),’ which has an exclusive partnership with STC involving our tracked turtles.