On October 5, 1998, two female loggerhead sea turtles were released from a boat about 12 miles off of San Diego.

All Turtles are solitary animals that only get together during mating season. Instinctively, they will follow similar courses to Japan and may encounter other turtles along the way, but they do not travel in groups.

There are two satellites circling the earth that receive signals from transmitters such as the ones attached to these loggerheads. These satellites are the same ones that watch the earth’s weather and send back data for the maps that you see on the evening news. When it receives a signal, the satellite transfers the data to a ground receiving station, and Dr. Eckert receives a report by e-mail.

Weekly. The tracking system will supply detailed information on the turtles’ migration such as speed, location and distance traveled.

Scientists have studied giant leatherback sea turtles from Trinidad and Mexico, whale sharks from Mexico, Philippines and Borneo and our celebrity male green sea turtle who became known as "Wrong Way Corrigan" because he was found in Alaska instead of the warm native waters off the coasts of Mexico where green sea turtles are usually found.