Post-release changes in the fine-scale diving behavior and activity of loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) from the Northeastern Gulf of Mexico

Biologging devices have been used to provide critical insights into the ecology of many animal taxa and are particularly valuable when studying species that are difficult to observe directly, like sea turtles. However, post-release changes in movement and behavior, likely the result of capture, handling, and tag attachment, can introduce biases that need to be accounted for when analyzing the data obtained from tag deployments. Fortunately, recent advancements in biologging devices allow not onl