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#SeaTurtleTalks: Trends in Florida sea turtle size at maturity
Located on the east coast of Florida, USA, the Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge hosts tens of thousands of sea turtle nests every year. It’s an ideal site to study population trends.
#TurtleTuesday 🌊🐢
#SeaTurtleTalks: Trends in Florida sea turtle size at maturity
Located on the east coast of Florida, USA, the Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge hosts tens of thousands of sea turtle nests every year. It’s an ideal site to study population trends.
#TurtleTuesday 🌊🐢
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The #UCFTurtleLab has been monitoring sea turtles in 21 km of the #ArchieCarrNWR since the early 1980s.
Loggerhead nest counts have been fairly consistent over time, while green turtle nests have increased.
The #UCFTurtleLab has been monitoring sea turtles in 21 km of the #ArchieCarrNWR since the early 1980s.
Loggerhead nest counts have been fairly consistent over time, while green turtle nests have increased.
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We use calipers to measure nesting sea turtles at night.
Our crew noticed that small turtles seemed to be more common, so we decided to look at the data.
#longtermdata #fieldwork #UCFTurtleLab
We use calipers to measure nesting sea turtles at night.
Our crew noticed that small turtles seemed to be more common, so we decided to look at the data.
#longtermdata #fieldwork #UCFTurtleLab
Our semi-annual turtle “round-up” at Port Canaveral, FL is happening this weekend. Two hours in and we have 8 little green turtles and counting!
Franko, pictured here with a little green, is our turtle whisperer. #UCFTurtleLab
Franko, pictured here with a little green, is our turtle whisperer. #UCFTurtleLab
Whoop! He did it again! Minutes later Franko worked his magic and caught another little green.
This “round-up” is part of a long-term assessment of turtle health and abundance’s at Port Canaveral. All work is permitted under our federal and state permits (MTP-231/NMFS-19508).
