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Otis

Otis is a juvenile green sea turtle that was found stranded on Crescent Beach, Florida in February, 2024 as part of a stranding event on Florida’s east coast. Otis was taken to Sea Turtle Hospital at Whitney Lab for triage and was then later transferred to The Florida Aquarium for rehabilitation. After months of care, Otis was cleared for release and released with a satellite tag on September 18, 2024. Otis measured 50.5 cm CCL (shell length). Otis’ satellite transmitter was sponsored by Verizon.

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Migration Map

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Cumulative distance traveled: 654 km (407 miles)
Distance covered since last location: 3.93 km (2.44 miles)
Average speed since release: 0.19 kph (0.12 mph)
Average speed since last location: 0.16 kph (0.10 mph)
Time since last location update: 436 hours
Time tracked: 143 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)

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