SCCF: ‘Pepper’ phones home
SCCF
Pepper, a loggerhead sea turtle
Another unexpected event for the Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation’s sea turtle team last week was the return of a signal on one of its tagged turtles. Pepper is a loggerhead that was outfitted with a satellite telemetry tag in July 2020. She was one of three loggerheads tagged last season, but her tag stopped transmitting in April. After 209 days offline, the SCCF began receiving her signal again. As of last week, Pepper was located off the coast of Cuba, very close to the location where the transmissions stopped. With a shell length of 42 inches, she is tied with a turtle named “Nutmeg” as the largest nester observed on Sanibel. To track Pepper’s movements, visit trackturtles.com.