Map of Loggerhead Turtle Sightings and Sea Surface Temperature (IMAGE)

NOAA Fisheries West Coast Region

Map of Loggerhead Turtle Sightings and Sea Surface Temperature

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Researchers sighted numerous loggerhead sea turtles in the circled areas hundreds of miles off the California Coast, along the boundaries of warm and cool waters. Colors indicate sea surface temperatures, with red indicating warmer water and blue indicating cooler water as indicated in the legend beneath.

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Scott Benson/NOAA Fisheries

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