All Turtles are solitary animals that only get together during mating season.
Instinctively, they will follow similar courses to Japan and may encounter other turtles along the way, but they do not travel in groups. There are two satellites circling the earth that receive signals from transmitters such as the ones attached to these loggerheads. These satellites are the same ones that watch the earth's weather and send back data for the maps that you see on the evening news. When it receives a signal, the satellite transfers the data to a ground receiving station, and Dr. Eckert receives a report by e-mail. The tracking system will supply detailed information on the turtles' migration such as speed, location and distance traveled.