Main Tracking Map

Notch continues to be tracked in the same area. Over the course of the past 6 days, he has been limited to an area that encompasses about 8 square miles. His location continues to vary in terms of distance offshore going as far as 12-15 miles at times. This area puts him in about 450-600 feet of water. I am posting 2 pictures for us to see prior to the weekend. Our traditional tracking map and then a more nautically oriented map showing points over the past couple of days. I am also enclosing NOAA's track of the Gulf Stream, that has been looked at every day to ensure that Notch continues to stay in the Gulf Stream for food.


COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTH FLORIDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
245 PM EDT FRI JUN 3 2005.
GULF STREAM HAZARDS...NONE.
THE APPROXIMATE LOCATION OF THE WEST WALL OF THE GULF STREAM AS OF JUN 03, 2005 AT 1200 UTC...2 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF FOWEY ROCKS.

As we can see, Notch is well within the Gulf Stream based on his points and the tracking of the Gulf Stream which changes almost daily.

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.