The Sea Turtle Conservancy’s Tour de Turtles hard-shell marathon began Aug. 1 with 12 sea turtles being tracked using satellite telemetry to boost science, research and education.
Anna Maria Island’s entry, Suzi, is a loggerhead tagged and released June 27 at Coquina Beach in Bradenton Beach.
Suzi’s distance as of Aug. 14 in the Tour de Turtles: 487.
Suzi’s ranking in the Tour de Turtles: Second.
People can follow Suzi’s journey at tourdeturtles.org, as well as sign up for sea turtle updates on the site.