Attaching the Satellite Tag (IMAGE)

NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service

Attaching the Satellite Tag

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NOAA Fisheries scientists Scott Benson (left), Jeff Seminoff, and Tomo Eguchi attach a layer of neoprene to a juvenile loggerhead sea turtle. Next they will attach a satellite transmitter, the first every to be attached to a loggerhead off the West coast of the United States.

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Photo copyright Ralph Pace

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