Exciting News!

One of my satellite tagged males, 7717, has left the beach at Ano Nuevo State Park and gone to sea!

NMFS permit #14636. 7717 hanging out in the water at Ano Nuevo State Park.

Interestingly, instead of going straight out to the open ocean or up the coast (like adult females typically do), he seems to be hanging out in the Monterey Bay. 

Satellite transmissions from 7717's tag on a map of the California coast.

I can't tell you how happy I am that his tag is properly transmitting (meaning it survived the rebatterying process)!