Hey divas! I’m Jennifer Slowpez, but you can call me J-Slow. I might not be the fastest turtle in the bunch this year, but I’m still determined to land near the top of the charts! Helping me achieve global success are my fans at Fahlo. I’m also helping Fahlo and STC raise awareness about the threat of longline fisheries along the way. Each year, hundreds of thousands adult and juvenile sea turtles are accidentally captured in fisheries. I’ve been lucky that I haven’t gotten stuck in one yet, but it would be very easy for turtles like me to get hooked or trapped. You can get loud about this issue by only eating sustainably sourced seafood and supporting companies and countries that use Turtle Excluder Devices (TEDs) on their boats. But now it’s time for me to hang up the mic and hit the waves. I hope you’ll follow my journey! You know what they say, don’t be fooled by the transmitter that I got, I’m still Jenny from the Beach—er, Block.

I was named by my Sponsor, Fahlo. Check out my marathon migration map, where you can follow along as I swim to raise awareness about the threat of Commercial Longline Fisheries to sea turtles. Please help me raise awareness about my cause by supporting me!

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