Tracked Sea Turtles

Previously Tracked:

Machete, the Loggerhead

Machete is a loggerhead sea turtle that we encountered at our St. Lucie Site on September 16th, 2025. Originally caught on September 28th, 2017, she returned and was outfitted with a satellite tag to track her movements and behavior, as well as the factors that may impact her patterns. Machete is part of an ongoing project to determine the spatiotemporal distribution of loggerhead and green turtles along Florida’s East Coast. Machete stopped tracking on September 7th, 2026, offshore of Key West, which is most likely her foraging grounds.

Kanaloa, the Male Loggerhead

   

Kanaloa is an adult male loggerhead sea turtle that we encountered at our research site near Big Pine Key, FL on September 11th, 2025. This IRG study site is home to a unique, high-density foraging ground for adult male loggerheads. Our project focuses on tracking the movements and behavior of adult males that rely on this shallow seagrass habitat. Kanaloa stopped tracking on August 24th, 2026, just North of Tampa.

Jet, the Male Loggerhead

Jet is an adult male loggerhead sea turtle that we encountered at our St. Lucie Site on December 4th, 2025. Originally caught on August 7th, 2008, he returned and was outfitted with a satellite tag to track his movements and behavior, as well as the factors that may impact his patterns. Jet is part of an ongoing project to determine the spatiotemporal distribution of loggerhead and green turtles along Florida’s East Coast. Jet stopped tracking on July 22nd, 2026, showing behavior within a specific home range near his release location.

Rocco, the Green Turtle

Rocco is a juvenile green sea turtle that we encountered at our St. Lucie Site on November 24th, 2025. Originally caught on September 20th, 2019, he returned and was outfitted with a satellite tag to track his movements and behavior, as well as the factors that may impact his patterns. Rocco is part of an ongoing project to determine the spatiotemporal distribution of loggerhead and green turtles along Florida’s East Coast. Rocco stopped tracking on May 28th, 2026, showing behavior within a specific home range near his release location.

Felix, the Green Turtle

Felix is a juvenile green sea turtle that we encountered at our St. Lucie Site on December 28th, 2025. Originally caught on April 19th, 2018, he returned and was outfitted with a satellite tag to track his movements and behavior, as well as the factors that may impact his patterns. Felix is part of an ongoing project to determine the spatiotemporal distribution of loggerhead and green turtles along Florida’s East Coast. Felix stopped tracking on May 11th, 2026, showing behavior within a specific home range near his release location.

SkiMo, the Green Turtle

SkiMo is a juvenile green sea turtle that we encountered at our St. Lucie Site on February 19th, 2026. Originally caught on March 23rd, 2025, she returned and was outfitted with a satellite tag to track her movements and behavior, as well as the factors that may impact her patterns. SkiMo is part of an ongoing project to determine the spatiotemporal distribution of loggerhead and green turtles along Florida’s East Coast. SkiMo stopped tracking on May 10th, 2026, showing behavior within a specific home range near her release location.

Tangerine, the Female Loggerhead

Tangerine is an adult female loggerhead sea turtle that we encountered at our St. Lucie Site on June 23rd, 2025. Originally caught on August 12th, 2021, she returned and was outfitted with a satellite tag to track her movements and behavior, as well as the factors that may impact her patterns. Tangerine is part of an ongoing project to determine the spatiotemporal distribution of loggerhead and green turtles along Florida’s East Coast. Tangerine stopped tracking on April 10th, 2026, near the Bahamas, which is most likely her foraging grounds.

Hannibal, the Green Turtle

Hannibal is a juvenile green sea turtle that we encountered at our St. Lucie Site on October 28th, 2025. Originally caught on November 9th, 2020, he returned and was outfitted with a satellite tag to track his movements and behavior, as well as the factors that may impact his patterns. Hannibal is part of an ongoing project to determine the spatiotemporal distribution of loggerhead and green turtles along Florida’s East Coast. Hannibal stopped tracking on April 5th, 2026, showing behavior within a specific home range near his release location.

Bubba, the Green Turtle

Bubba is a juvenile green sea turtle that we encountered at our St. Lucie Site on September 15th, 2025. Originally caught on September 25th, 2019, he returned and was outfitted with a satellite tag to track his movements and behavior, as well as the factors that may impact his patterns. Bubba is part of an ongoing project to determine the spatiotemporal distribution of loggerhead and green turtles along Florida’s East Coast. Bubba stopped tracking on March 7th, 2026, showing behavior within a specific home range near his release location.

Hawk, the Male Loggerhead

   

Hawk is an adult male loggerhead sea turtle that we encountered at our research site near Big Pine Key, FL on September 12th, 2025. This IRG study site is home to a unique, high-density foraging ground for adult male loggerheads. Our project focuses on tracking the movements and behavior of adult males that rely on this shallow seagrass habitat. Hawk stopped tracking on March 3rd, 2026, showing behavior within a specific home range near Big Pine Key, FL.

Craven, the Green Turtle

Craven is a juvenile green sea turtle that we encountered at our St. Lucie Site on October 20th, 2025. Originally caught on October 4th, 2025, he returned and was outfitted with a satellite tag to track his movements and behavior, as well as the factors that may impact his patterns. Craven is part of an ongoing project to determine the spatiotemporal distribution of loggerhead and green turtles along Florida’s East Coast. Craven stopped tracking on March 2nd, 2026, showing behavior within a specific home range near his release location.

Sparkle, the Male Loggerhead

Sparkle is an adult male loggerhead sea turtle that we encountered at our research site near Big Pine Key, FL on September 8th, 2025. This IRG study site is home to a unique, high-density foraging ground for adult male loggerheads. Our project focuses on tracking the movements and behavior of adult males that rely on this shallow seagrass habitat. Sparkle stopped tracking on January 27th, 2026, showing behavior within a specific home range near Big Pine Key, FL.

Echo, the Female Loggerhead

Echo is an adult female loggerhead sea turtle that we encountered at our St. Lucie Site on August 4th, 2025. Originally caught on December 12th, 2012, she returned and was outfitted with a satellite tag to track her movements and behavior, as well as the factors that may impact her patterns. Echo is part of an ongoing project to determine the spatiotemporal distribution of loggerhead and green turtles along Florida’s East Coast. Echo stopped tracking on January 11th, 2026, showing behavior within a specific home range near her release location.

Ivy, the Loggerhead

Ivy is a subadult loggerhead sea turtle that we encountered at our St. Lucie Site on August 3rd, 2025. Originally caught on June 25th, 2025, she returned and was outfitted with a satellite tag to track her movements and behavior, as well as the factors that may impact her patterns. Ivy is part of an ongoing project to determine the spatiotemporal distribution of loggerhead and green turtles along Florida’s East Coast. Ivy stopped tracking on January 10th, 2026, showing behavior within a specific home range near her release location.

Waldorf, the Loggerhead

Waldorf is a loggerhead sea turtle that we encountered at our St. Lucie Site on September 19th, 2025. Originally caught on August 4th, 2002, he returned and was outfitted with a satellite tag to track his movements and behavior, as well as the factors that may impact his patterns. Waldorf is part of an ongoing project to determine the spatiotemporal distribution of loggerhead and green turtles along Florida’s East Coast. Waldorf stopped tracking on December 3rd, 2025, showing behavior within a specific home range near his release location.

Noggin, the Female Loggerhead

Noggin is an adult female loggerhead sea turtle that we encountered at our St. Lucie Site on August 3rd, 2025. Originally caught on July 2nd, 2016, she returned and was outfitted with a satellite tag to track her movements and behavior, as well as the factors that may impact her patterns. Noggin is part of an ongoing project to determine the spatiotemporal distribution of loggerhead and green turtles along Florida’s East Coast. Noggin stopped tracking on November 27th, 2025. She migrated south and was last seen in the Florida Keys.

Statler, the Loggerhead

Statler is a loggerhead sea turtle that we encountered at our St. Lucie Site on September 19th, 2025. Originally caught on October 9th, 2011, he returned and was outfitted with a satellite tag to track his movements and behavior, as well as the factors that may impact his patterns. Statler is part of an ongoing project to determine the spatiotemporal distribution of loggerhead and green turtles along Florida’s East Coast. Statler stopped tracking on November 21st, 2025, showing behavior within a specific home range near his release location.

Leia, the Loggerhead

Leia is a subadult loggerhead sea turtle that we encountered at our St. Lucie Site on June 28th, 2025. Originally caught on May 3rd, 2022, she returned and was outfitted with a satellite tag to track her movements and behavior, as well as the factors that may impact her patterns. Leia is part of an ongoing project to determine the spatiotemporal distribution of loggerhead and green turtles along Florida’s East Coast. Leia stopped tracking on November 5th, 2025, showing behavior within a specific home range near her release location.

Leopold, the Green Turtle

Leopold is a juvenile green sea turtle that we encountered at our St. Lucie Site on September 14th, 2025. Originally caught on December 13th, 2020, he returned and was outfitted with a satellite tag to track his movements and behavior, as well as the factors that may impact his patterns. Leopold is part of an ongoing project to determine the spatiotemporal distribution of loggerhead and green turtles along Florida’s East Coast. Leopold stopped tracking on November 1st, 2025, showing behavior within a specific home range near his release location.

Crumble, the Green Turtle

Crumble is a juvenile green sea turtle that we encountered at our St. Lucie Site on September 2nd, 2025. Originally caught on September 24th, 2019, she returned and was outfitted with a satellite tag to track her movements and behavior, as well as the factors that may impact her patterns. Crumble is part of an ongoing project to determine the spatiotemporal distribution of loggerhead and green turtles along Florida’s East Coast. Crumble stopped tracking on October 20th, 2025, showing behavior within a specific home range near her release location.

Ozzy, the Green Turtle

Ozzy is a juvenile green sea turtle that we encountered at our St. Lucie Site on September 6th, 2025. Originally caught on February 8th, 2024, he returned and was outfitted with a satellite tag to track his movements and behavior, as well as the factors that may impact his patterns. Ozzy is part of an ongoing project to determine the spatiotemporal distribution of loggerhead and green turtles along Florida’s East Coast. Ozzy stopped tracking on October 8th, 2025, showing behavior within a specific home range near his release location.

Cola, the Green Turtle

Cola is a juvenile green sea turtle that we encountered at our St. Lucie Site on August 15th, 2025. Originally caught on February 2nd, 2019, she returned and was outfitted with a satellite tag to track her movements and behavior, as well as the factors that may impact her patterns. Cola is part of an ongoing project to determine the spatiotemporal distribution of loggerhead and green turtles along Florida’s East Coast. Cola stopped tracking on September 20th, 2025, showing behavior within a specific home range near her release location.

Jackie, the Loggerhead

Jackie is a subadult loggerhead sea turtle that we encountered at our St. Lucie Site on July 13th, 2025. Originally caught on August 23rd, 2019, she returned and was outfitted with a satellite tag to track her movements and behavior, as well as the factors that may impact her patterns. Jackie is part of an ongoing project to determine the spatiotemporal distribution of loggerhead and green turtles along Florida’s East Coast. Jackie stopped tracking on September 17th, 2025, showing behavior within a specific home range near her release location.

Denali, the Green Turtle

Denali is a juvenile green sea turtle that we encountered at our St. Lucie Site on July 7th, 2025. Originally caught on October 25th, 2024, she returned and was outfitted with a satellite tag to track her movements and behavior, as well as the factors that may impact her patterns. Denali is part of an ongoing project to determine the spatiotemporal distribution of loggerhead and green turtles along Florida’s East Coast. Denali stopped tracking on September 11th, 2025, showing behavior within a specific home range near her release location.

Kevin, the Green Turtle

Kevin is a juvenile green sea turtle that we encountered at our St. Lucie Site on April 28th, 2025. He was outfitted with a satellite tag to track his movements and behavior, as well as the factors that may impact his patterns. Kevin is part of an ongoing project to determine the spatiotemporal distribution of loggerhead and green turtles along Florida’s East Coast. Typically, turtles like Kevin hang out at their favorite nearshore reef until they are large enough to migrate into deeper waters. Keven stopped tracking on July 25th, 2025, showing behavior within a specific home range near his release location.

Kieran, the Green Turtle

Kieran is a juvenile green sea turtle that we encountered at our St. Lucie Site on April 9th, 2025. He was outfitted with a satellite tag to track his movements and behavior, as well as the factors that may impact his patterns. Kieran is part of an ongoing project to determine the spatiotemporal distribution of loggerhead and green turtles along Florida’s East Coast. Typically, turtles like Kieran hang out at their favorite nearshore reef until they are large enough to migrate into deeper waters. Kieran stopped tracking on July 14th, 2025, showing behavior within a specific home range near his release location.

Bowie, the Green Turtle

Bowie is a juvenile green sea turtle that we encountered at our St. Lucie Site on April 28th, 2025. He was outfitted with a satellite tag to track his movements and behavior, as well as the factors that may impact his patterns. Bowie is part of an ongoing project to determine the spatiotemporal distribution of loggerhead and green turtles along Florida’s East Coast. Typically, turtles like Bowie hang out at their favorite nearshore reef until they are large enough to migrate into deeper waters. Bowie stopped tracking on July 14th, 2025, showing behavior within a specific home range near his release location.

Bucket, the Green Turtle

Bucket is a juvenile green sea turtle that we encountered at our St. Lucie Site on April 7th, 2025. She was outfitted with a satellite tag to track her movements and behavior, as well as the factors that may impact her patterns. Bucket is part of an ongoing project to determine the spatiotemporal distribution of loggerhead and green turtles along Florida’s East Coast. Typically, turtles like Bucket hang out at their favorite nearshore reef until they are large enough to migrate into deeper waters. Bucket stopped tracking on June 13th, 2025, showing behavior within a specific home range near her release location.

Dilly, the Green Turtle

Dilly is a juvenile green sea turtle that we have encountered at our St. Lucie Site since 2018. On her 22nd capture, January 15, 2025, she was outfitted with a satellite tag to track her movements and behavior, as well as the factors that may impact her patterns. Dilly is part of an ongoing project to determine the spatiotemporal distribution of loggerhead and green turtles along Florida’s East Coast. Typically, turtles like Dilly hang out at their favorite nearshore reef until they are large enough to migrate into deeper waters. Dilly stopped tracking on June 21st, 2025, showing behavior within a specific home range near her release location.

Nusa, the Green Turtle

Nusa is a juvenile green sea turtle that we encountered at our St. Lucie Site on April 10th, 2025. She was outfitted with a satellite tag to track her movements and behavior, as well as the factors that may impact her patterns. Nusa is part of an ongoing project to determine the spatiotemporal distribution of loggerhead and green turtles along Florida’s East Coast. Typically, turtles like Nusa hang out at their favorite nearshore reef until they are large enough to migrate into deeper waters. Nusa stopped tracking on June 7th, 2025, showing behavior within a specific home range near her release location.

Violet, the Green Turtle

Violet is a juvenile green sea turtle that we encountered at our St. Lucie Site on January 26, 2025. She was outfitted with a satellite tag to track her movements and behavior, as well as the factors that may impact her patterns. Violet is part of an ongoing project to determine the spatiotemporal distribution of loggerhead and green turtles along Florida’s East Coast. Typically, turtles like Violet hang out at their favorite nearshore reef until they are large enough to migrate into deeper waters. Violet stopped tracking on March 3rd, 2025, showing behavior within a specific home range near her release location.

Lucy, the Green Turtle

Lucy is a juvenile green sea turtle that we encountered at our St. Lucie Site on January 26, 2025. She was outfitted with a satellite tag to track her movements and behavior, as well as the factors that may impact her patterns. Lucy is part of an ongoing project to determine the spatiotemporal distribution of loggerhead and green turtles along Florida’s East Coast. Typically, turtles like Lucy hang out at their favorite nearshore reef until they are large enough to migrate into deeper waters. Lucy stopped tracking on February 28th, 2025, showing behavior within a specific home range near her release location.

AJ, the Male Loggerhead

AJ is an adult male loggerhead turtle that we have encountered over 50 times at our St. Lucie Site since 1989. On his 54th capture, July 26, 2024, AJ was outfitted with his very first satellite tag! Due to his frequent captures, our biologists believe AJ has a very specific home range near our site. We hope this data will give us a better idea of his movements and behavior over the last 35 years. Learn more about AJ or symbolically adopt him HERE. AJ stopped tracking in November 2024, but his preliminary movements showed his home range was specific, staying just offshore of Hutchinson Island South.

Dodman, the Kemp’s Ridley

Dodman is a Kemp’s ridley sea turtle that we encountered on July 20, 2024. This turtle was tagged in collaboration with Dr. Kate Mansfield with the UCF Marine Turtle Research Group and Andrew DiMatteo of CheloniData LLC. This turtle was tagged as part of a project funded by the US Navy Marine Species Monitoring Program (NAVFAC Atlantic Contract Number N6247020D0016) to explore how Kemp’s ridley and green sea turtles utilize the water column in habitats along the East Coast of the United States. Learn more about this project HERE. Dodman was last seen off Sebastian heading south along Florida’s Atlantic Coast!

Denton, the Male Green

Denton is an adult male green turtle that we encountered on June 29, 2024. This turtle was tagged in collaboration with Dr. Kate Mansfield with the UCF Marine Turtle Research Group and Andrew DiMatteo of CheloniData LLC. This was the first turtle tagged as part of a project funded by the US Navy Marine Species Monitoring Program (NAVFAC Atlantic Contract Number N6247020D0016) to explore how Kemp’s ridley and green sea turtles utilize the water column in habitats along the East Coast of the United States. Learn more about this project HERE. Denton’s last known location was Biscayne National Park!

BJ, the Male Green

BJ is an adult male green turtle that we encountered on June 21, 2024. This turtle was tagged in collaboration with Dean Bagley and the UCF Marine Turtle Research Group. He was named in honor of the late BJ Varuska, a long-time, irreplaceable member of the Sea Turtle Preservation Society, who provided funding for this project. BJ’s last known location was in the waters of the Florida Keys on July 28, 2024.

Kaia, the Hawksbill

Kaia is an adult female hawksbill that we encountered on February 20, 2024. Hawksbills inhabit waters along the coast of southern Florida but typically nest on Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula. Thanks to our partners at the National Save the Sea Turtle Foundation and the Florida Hawksbill Project, Kaia was outfitted with a satellite tag so that we can learn more about her behavior. Kaia was last seen just off the Fort Pierce Inlet.

Rattlesnake, the Male Green

Rattlesnake is an adult male green turtle that we encountered on September 24, 2023. This was the fourth turtle that was tagged in collaboration with Dean Bagley and the UCF Marine Turtle Research Group. Rattlesnake was the self-imposed nickname of the late and great, Doc Ehrhart. Funding for this project was provided by the Sea Turtle Preservation Society. Rattlesnake’s last known location was in the waters of the Florida Keys on October 21, 2023.

McDowell, the Male Green

McDowell is an adult male green turtle that we encountered on August 4, 2023. This was the third turtle that was tagged in collaboration with Dean Bagley and the UCF Marine Turtle Research Group. McDowell was named after the late Professor Emeritus, Doc Ehrhart. Funding for this project was provided by the Sea Turtle Preservation Society. McDowell’s last known location was in the waters of the Florida Keys on October 7, 2023.

Ehrhart, the Male Green

Ehrhart is an adult male green turtle that we encountered on July 7, 2023. This was the second turtle that was tagged in collaboration with Dean Bagley and the UCF Marine Turtle Research Group. Ehrhart was named after the late Professor Emeritus, Doc Ehrhart. Funding for this project was provided by the Sea Turtle Preservation Society. Ehrhart’s last known location was off the coast of Florida on September 2, 2023 heading south toward the Florida Keys.

Llewellyn, the Male Green

Llewellyn is an adult male green turtle that we encountered on July 3, 2023. This was the first turtle that was tagged in collaboration with Dean Bagley and the UCF Marine Turtle Research Group. Llewellyn was named after the late Professor Emeritus, Doc Ehrhart. Funding for this project was provided by the Sea Turtle Preservation Society. Llewellyn’s last known location was off the coast of Florida on August 11, 2023, heading south towards the Florida Keys.

Lyra, the Hawksbill

Lyra is an adult female hawksbill that we encountered on May 31, 2023. Hawksbills inhabit waters along the coast of southern Florida but typically nest on Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula. Because this was such a unique encounter, Lyra was outfitted with a satellite tag thanks to our partners at the National Save the Sea Turtle Foundation, the Florida Hawksbill Project, and the Loggerhead Marinelife Center. Lyra’s last known location was off the coast of Cuba.

Doc, the Olive Ridley

Doc is an olive ridley sea turtle that was encountered at our St. Lucie Site on January 3, 2023. Named in honor of our late board member Llewellyn “Doc” Ehrhart, this turtle is the second olive ridley we have encountered and one of the very few healthy turtles of its species to be seen in Florida. Typically, olive ridleys are found in tropical and subtropical regions in the Pacific and Indian Oceans as well as the Southern Atlantic Ocean. Before release, Doc received a satellite tag thanks to our partners at Loggerhead Marinelife Center and Gumbo Limbo Nature Center. Doc’s last known location was off the coast of Florida on April 17, 2023.

Jasper, the Olive Ridley

Jasper was originally encountered at our St. Lucie Site on May 11, 2019 and released later that day. Olive ridley sea turtles are a rare occurrence in Florida and only a handful have been documented over the decades. Based on his carapace length, Jasper was deemed an adult and due to his tail length, a male. He weighed roughly 67 lbs and had a very healthy body condition. Because of this, Jasper was a great candidate for a satellite tag, which was applied in collaboration with Gumbo Limbo Nature Center. The tag is no longer transmitting location information. Jasper’s last known location was off the coast of North Carolina on July 17, 2019.