Tuesday, May 31, 2005


Sorry it has been so long since the last posting. Well in case you cannot make out the latest information, Notch has made his way south of his release site. At last check today he was about 12 miles offshore east of Carysfort Reef in the Keys in about 550 feet of water. His behavior over the past couple of days has been one where he will stay within 5-8 miles for part of the day, then he ventures past the 12 mile limit for a while and then returns. No visual observation has been made of Notch but this behavior can be his feeding patterns going into deeper water then coming back in a few miles to hang out. Other data has been gathered to measure the number of miles covered in a day and over the past 20 days or so, it has slowed to 20 miles or less swam in a day, whereas in the beginning, he had points as far apart as 120 miles from 1 day to the next. Notch has been tracked in water as shallow as 35 feet for a few hours but eventually finds his way to the shelf. We are also approaching the end of our tracking period so it is only a matter of time before we no longer receive data due to the battery life. At that time, we will post that information for everyone to be aware.

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