A first-of-its-kind satellite tagging study of migrating New England leatherback turtles in the North Atlantic offers a greatly improved understanding of their seasonal high-use habitats, diving ...

In Puerto Rico, scientists and conservationists are deploying drones and satellite tags to gather data about leatherback sea turtles. Leatherback sea turtles, the largest species of turtles in the ...

A study using satellite data from tagged leatherback turtles identifies "by-catch hotspots" for the critically endangered species in the Pacific Ocean.

The New England Aquarium is working with teams in Puerto Rico to monitor and save endangered leatherback sea turtles, the world's largest turtles.

University of New Hampshire researchers have tagged one male and two female leatherback turtles off Cape Cod. They are the first free-swimming leatherbacks ever tagged in New England. The 700-800 ...

A leatherback turtle swims away after being succesfully outfitted with an advanced satellite tag which records location, depth, and temperature data.  ...

Working with a skilled team of professionals – including commercial fishermen, a spotter pilot, veterinarians and field biologists – we placed satellite tags on 20 leatherback sea turtles over ...

Investigator Chris Sasso with NOAA National Marine Fisheries applies a satellite tag to the rear end of a leatherback sea turtle shell found off Cape Lookout NC. CMAST photo An endangered ...

Marine biologists from Aberystwyth University have tagged two giant leatherback turtles in the Caribbean as part of an international study. The team visited the Commonwealth of Dominica, where they ...

Caption: "Henry," the first free-swimming leatherback captured in New England waters, was tagged with a GPS-linked satellite tag by researchers from the University of New Hampshire's Large ...

Both turtles and sharks are tracked using satellite tags, but getting a satellite reading in a hurricane isn’t easy. “There are a lot of conditions that have to be just right,” Whitney says.

Investigator Chris Sasso with NOAA National Marine Fisheries applies a satellite tag to the rear end of a leatherback sea turtle shell found off Cape Lookout NC. CMAST photo An endangered ...