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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

HPA Sea Turtle Research Program

65-1692 Kohala Mt. Rd., Kamuela, HI, United States of America

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WWW Link: http://www.hpa.edu/turtle.html

Description:

HPA/NOAA cooperative sea turtle research program works primarily on green turtle research and conservation on the Big Island, Hawaii. High school students assist NOAA scientists to capture and tag resident green turtles. Telemetry work with the population includes the deployment of TDRs, satellite tags, and remote video cameras on basking grounds. In addition to working in Hawaii, HPA students and scientists have participated in sea turtle research in Japan, Australia, Samoa, Singapore and Florida among others.
Educational outreach is conducted by students and faculty at HPA through participation in various community events and through the distribution of printed material and educational signs.
HPA also operates the sea turtle rescue center for the Kohala coast of the Big Island.

Organization Type: Academic

Activities: Conservation, Education, Monitoring, Research, Stranding

Submitted: 2008-04-24 14:55:34
Last Modified: 2008-04-24 15:49:05

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