Tracked turtle Tuba stays remains off Türkiye’s Aegean, eastern Mediterranean coasts

A loggerhead sea turtle named “Tuba,” fitted with a satellite tracker in western Türkiye has remained off the country's Aegean Sea coast and in the eastern Mediterranean during her second monitored migration, rather than undertaking a long-distance journey to the Adriatic.Tuba, a female estimated to be 25-30 years old, was first equipped with a satellite transmitter in 2019 by the Sea Turtle Research, Rescue and Rehabilitation Center (DEKAMER) in Mugla province, with support from the TUI Care Foundation. She was released from Iztuzu Beach near Dalyan in southwestern Türkiye.Tuba later became the first sea turtle tracked from Türkiye to the Adriatic Sea.After her 2019 release, she spent around two months in waters off Marmaris district in western Türkiye before reaching Greece. She then traveled along the coasts of Malta, Italy, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Albania, Montenegro, and Croatia, covering roughly 25,000 kilometers (15,534 miles) before reaching the Adriatic.After returning to nest, Tuba was fitted with a new satellite device in August before being released back into the sea.(Footage by Durmuş Genç /Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)