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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

Group Profile

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

Hawaiian Hawksbill Conservation

24 Laumakani Loop, Kihei, HI, United States of America

Description:

We focus on the conservation of critically endangered Hawaiian hawksbill sea turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata) by managing the state-wide photo-ID catalog (1998-present), conducting in-water turtle transects, spearheading reef and coastal cleanups, searching for nests, and providing an educational platform to spread awareness of the plight of sea turtles.

Organization Type: Non-governmental

Activities: Advocacy, Conservation, Education, Management, Monitoring, Outreach, Research, Stranding

Submitted: 2016-06-23 00:56:38
Last Modified: 2020-11-15 16:07:45

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