If it swims, flies, walks or climbs, researchers are likely presenting data on its habits and haunts this week at the Third International Biologging Science Symposium. TOPP and the Tag-A-Giant Foundation are co-hosting the 200+ person meeting at the Asilomar Conference Grounds in Pacific Grove, California.

Nicole Marie Teutschel at UC Santa Cruz Long Marine Lab, CA -- Yesterday, at Piedras Blancas it was clear that last weekend’s storm had a dramatic effect on the colony. Many seals were pushed to the tops of sand dunes, up against the fence next to the highway, off the beach into cow pastures, and even across the highway!

Nicole Teutschel at Piedras Blancas, CA -- Today we ventured down the California Coast, from Santa Cruz to Piedras Blancas searching for Myoceen, a northern elephant seal tagged by TOPP. Myoceen is an adult female northern elephant seal featured on TOPP’s Elephant Seal Homecoming Days page. Typically, northern elephant seals return to the same colony year after year to breed and molt.

It's close to the start of leatherback turtle season off Central California. During the season, we survey the coast between Point Sur and the Russian River.