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Table 1 Summary of satellite-tracking details for nesting loggerheads tracked to residence areas in the Bahamas 2008–2013
| Turtle | Tagging date | Size | Tracking period (days) | Residence period (days) | MDL | 50% KDE, km 2 (ACs) | 95% KDE, km 2 (ACs) | Depth (m) | Distance to shore (km) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Key | |||||||||
| A | 5/20/2008 | 111.6 | 5/20/2008–11/2/2009 (532) | 7/31/2008–11/1/2009 (459) | 383 | 21.4 (1) | 242.0 (27) | −7 | 1.6 |
| B | 6/7/2009 | 95.5 | 6/7/2009–12/4/2009 (181) | 8/1/2009–12/4/2009 (126) | 119 | 29.4 (1) | 258.6 (17) | −2 | 51.6 |
| B* | 7/3/2012 | (Recap) | 7/4/2012–10/23/2013 (477) | 7/26/2012–10/23/2013 (455) | 116 | 13.5 (1) | 100.4 (9) | −2 | 51.7 |
| C | 6/14/2009 | 95.4 | 6/14/2009–10/24/2009 (133) | 8/21/2009–10/23/2009 (64) | 44 | 40.0 (1) | 229.2 (3) | −3 | 65.8 |
| D | 5/29/2010 | 90 | 5/29/2010–10/21/2010 (146) | 7/30/2010–9/15/2010 (48)• and 9/23/2010–10/20/2010 (28) | 21 | 36.3 (1) | 175.6 (2) | −5 | 49.8 |
| E | 5/29/2010 | 91 | 5/30/2010–8/18/2010 (81) | None• | NA | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| E* | 5/9/2012 | (Recap) | 5/10/2012–1/4/2013 (240) | 8/6/2012–1/4/2013 (152) | 31 | 3.7 (3) | 16.5 (3) | −9 | 1.2 |
| F | 6/2/2010 | 88.8 | 6/2/2010–8/14/2010 (74) | 7/25/2010–8/10/2010 (17)• | NA | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| G | 6/2/2010 | 91.5 | 6/3/2010–10/21/2010 (141) | 8/24/2010–8/25/2010 (2)• and 9/2/2010–10/21/2010 (50) | 22 | 104.2 (1) | 524.5 (1) | −2 | 61.5 |
| G* | 7/5/2012 | (Recap) | 7/6/2012–5/7/2013 (306) | 8/25/2012–5/7/2013 (256) | 48 | 63.9 (3) | 356.7 (5) | −2 | 62.6 |
| L | 7/18/2011 | 92 | 7/19/2011–1/17/2013 (549) | 8/23/2011–1/17/2013 (514) | 255 | 86.0 (3) | 470.0 (12) | −7 | 55.5 |
| L* | 7/12/2013 | 92 | 7/12/2013–10/23/2013 (104) | 8/19/2013–10/23/2013 (66) | 66 | 35.1 (1) | 176.9 (1) | −6 | 55 |
| M | 5/11/2012 | 99.5 | 5/11/2012–8/11/2012 (93) | 7/15/2012–7/28/2012 (14)• and 8/8/2012–8/10/2012 (3)• | NA | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| N | 5/13/2012 | 88 | 5/14/2012–11/72012 (178) | 7/22/2012–11/7/2012 (109) | 80 | 46.9 (1) | 290.7 (4) | −6 | 65 |
| P | 7/4/2012 | 92.5 | 7/5/2012–4/7/2013 (277) | 8/27/2012–4/7/2013 (224) | 57 | 50.1 (1) | 338.1 (4) | −11 | 65.1 |
| Q | 7/4/2012 | 99 | 7/5/2012–3/13/2013 (252) | 8/13/2012–3/13/2013 (213) | 86 | 159.9 (5) | 675.4 (4) | −13 | 54.7 |
| R | 5/19/2013 | 95.3 | 5/19/2013–10/17/2013 (152) | 9/3–10/17/2013 (45) | 34 | 22.5 (3) | 89.5 (2) | −88 | 2.7 |
| S | 7/11/2013 | 91.9 | 7/11/2013–10/23/2013 (105) | 7/29–10/23/2013 (87) | 87 | 5.8 (1) | 34.9 (3) | −2 | 43.9 |
| Loggerhead Key | |||||||||
| H | 5/23/2011 | 100.5 | 5/23/2011–7/29/2011 (68) | None• | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| I | 5/24/2011 | 93 | 5/24/2011–10/9/2012 (505) | 7/29/2011–10/9/2012 (439) | 47 | 179.5 (1) | 1,053.3 (4) | −9 | 72.9 |
| J | 7/15/2011 | 92.5 | 7/16/2011–2/8/2013 (574) | 8/13/2011–2/8/2013 (546) | 226 | 33.6 (1) | 192.5 (10) | −8 | 60.1 |
| K | 7/16/2011 | 86 | 7/16/2011–6/18/2013 (704) | 8/22/2011–6/18/2013 (667) | 386 | 30.9 (2) | 300.0 (32) | −15 | 55.6 |
| O | 5/13/2012 | 89.5 | 5/14/2012–8/22/2013 (466) | 8/14/2012–8/22/2013 (374) | 52 | 104.6 (1) | 577.8 (4) | −2 | 1.8 |
