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SCDNR Marine Turtle Conservation Program

The SCDNR Marine Turtle Conservation Program is responsible for managing and protecting sea turtles in the state of South Carolina, USA. This program has several all encompassing components: management, monitoring, research, and education. More specifically this program provides technical expertise on anthropogenic activities that have the potential to impact sea turtles (i.e., nourishment, dredging), locates and protects sea turtle nests (~300 km of coastline), documents strandings, performs necropsies on fresh dead strandings, works with the SC Aquarium to provide rehablitation for live strandings, monitors nearshore waters for leatherbacks, and provides as much education, outreach and exchange of scientific information as time allows.

Working with sea turtles since 2000

Huntington Beach State Park

Murrells Inlet, SC, United States of America

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WWW Link: http://www.southcarolinaparks.com

Description:

Huntington Beach State Park is a 2,500 acre park located in Murrells Inlet, SC. The park manages 3 miles of beach and works with the Friends of Huntington Beach State Park and SCUTE (South Carolina United Turtle Enthusiasts) to offer educational programs on loggerheads and other spp. of sea turtles, monitoring and protection of loggerhead nests, and guided public inventories of hatched nests. Huntington Beach State Park has between 10-20 nests per year on average.

Organization Type: Governmental

Activities: Advocacy, Conservation, Education, Management, Monitoring, Stranding, Turtle Tours

Submitted: 2008-04-10 17:54:28
Last Modified: 2008-04-17 13:41:39

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