Most Active Stories Sun July 9, 2006 Tracking Sea Turtles from
Bald Head Island Bald Head Island, NC – Scientists hope to fit
four of Bald Head's nesting loggerheads with data transmitters
to learn more about where the turtles travel, and the potential
hazards they face. For the next year or more, the transmitters
will send back signals as the turtles range north and south
through the seasons. According to sea turtle researcher Dr.
Michael Coyne, there has long been debate about whether or not
commercial fishing has an impact on the loggerheads. "But
because we really didn't have any idea of where turtles are
spending their time, you can't say anything conclusive about it
one way or the other," he says. "So we're starting to get
information now about where the turtles are spending their time,
so we can look at what fisheries operate there and when their
operating, and see if there's an overlap." Coyne is the founder
of Seaturtle.org, which organized this project with the North
Carolina Wildlife Commission and