No closure in effect

Not available

NMFS has reopened the Pacific Loggerhead Conservation Area (LCA) to fishing with drift gillnets (DGN). The LCA had been close to DGN since June 1, 2024. (Posted 8/1/2024) 

El Niño and Heatwave Status

El Niño: Not available
Updated: February 9, 2017
Forecast:

Not available

*NOAA's Climate Prediction Center
 

Marine Heatwave (MHW)
Forecast period: February 9, 2017

Not available

*NOAA's Marine Heatwave Forecast

Closure Area Sea Temperature

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
Temperature 15.8 15.4 15.2 15.1 15.3 16.4
Anomaly 0.9 1.1 4.0 0.5 -0.1 0.1

Recent and historical monthly sea surface temperatures within the Loggerhead sea turtle conservation area.   *GHRSST MUR dataset

TOTAL Timeseries

Most recent forecast: Not available
Status: Not available
Indicator value:
Updated:

This year’s Temperature Observations To Avoid Loggerhead (TOTAL) values for the Loggerhead Conservation Area. An alert is indicated when indicator values (the timeseries) exceed a threshold of 0.77 (red horizontal line)

 

Graph of the Temperature Observations To Avoid Loggerhead indicator

Sea Surface Temperature

Monthly mean sea surface temperature off Southern California. The Pacific Loggerhead Conservation Area is located within the black lines and the coast. Use arrows to view the last six months of measurements.   *GHRSST MUR dataset

Sea Surface Temperature Anomaly

Monthly mean surface temperature anomaly (deviation from the average temperature) off Southern California. The Pacific Loggerhead Conservation Area is located within the black lines and the coast. Use arrows to view the last six months of measurements.   *GHRSST MUR dataset

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