Time to DIVE into another work week! Check out this footage of a loggerhead sea turtle at a rig in the Vermilion Blocks captured by our biolgists during a SEAMAP vertical line survey. | Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries

Happy #SeaTurtleWeek! Did you know that by mapping the migration routes of tagged loggerhead sea turtles, we can see that they base their course on a specific chlorophyll and temperature gradient? In other words, they prefer a narrow band of more temperate ocean conditions—not too hot and not too cold. For more on Sea Turtle Week 2020 please visit: go.usa.gov/xwUxF Check out more NOAA "Science on a Sphere" datasets here: sos.noaa.gov #30DaysofOcean #OceanMonth2020 | NOAA Satellite and Informatio