Posts by Loggerhead Marinelife Center
Loggerhead Marinelife Center Breaks All-Time Sea Turtle Nest Count Record
Juno Beach, Florida: As of Tuesday, August 6th 2019, Loggerhead Marinelife Center’s (LMC) research biologists recorded an all-time record breaking sea turtle nest count of 19,580 nests (and counting). The Center’s last record breaking nesting season was recorded in 2017 with a total of 19,085 nests. Sea turtle nesting season in Palm Beach County runs…
Read MoreApril 2019 Newsletter
CEO Chatter with Jack E. Lighton Dear Friends of LMC, I hope you are enjoying your Springtime! Here in Juno Beach, we are rapidly preparing to enter May and moving swiftly towards June and July’s peak sea turtle nesting season. Did you know the 9.5 mile stretch of beach our Center manages is one of…
Read MoreLoggerhead Marinelife Center Breaks Ground for Expansion
Loggerhead Marinelife Center (LMC) just broke ground on a multimillion-dollar expansion to enhance its mission of sea turtle and ocean conservation. On Wednesday, April 3, more than 300 guests joined board members, donors, and community leaders as they celebrated the milestone at the Juno Beach Center. LMC has raised $12 million for its Waves of…
Read MoreDr. Perrault Visits South Africa
Dr. Justin Perrault, Director of Research at LMC, contributed to this blog post. In recent visit, LMC Director of Research trained Nelson Mandela University researchers on proper nesting sea turtle blood collection procedures Dr. Justin Perrault, Loggerhead Marinelife Center’s director of research, recently returned from a two-week trip to South Africa to train individuals…
Read MoreLoggerhead Marinelife Center Response to Red Tide in Palm Beach County – October 5
Dr. Charles Manire, director of rehabilitation, & Dr. Justin Perrault, director of research, contributed to this blog. In our effort to bring up-to-date information to our stakeholders and community, we are posting updated information about red tide and its impact in Palm Beach County below: October 5: All of Palm Beach County-managed beaches are…
Read MoreLoggerhead Marinelife Center Response to Red Tide in Palm Beach County – October 4
Dr. Charles Manire, director of rehabilitation, & Dr. Justin Perrault, director of research, contributed to this blog. In our effort to bring up-to-date information to our stakeholders and our community, we have formulated updated information about red tide and its impact in Palm Beach County as of 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, October 4. Red…
Read MoreLoggerhead Marinelife Center Response to Red Tide in Palm Beach County – October 3
Dr. Charles Manire, director of rehabilitation, & Dr. Justin Perrault, director of research, contributed to this blog. In our effort to bring up to date information to our stakeholders and our community we have formulated updated information about red tide and its impact in Palm Beach County as of 5 p.m. on Wednesday, October 3.…
Read MoreLoggerhead Marinelife Center Response to Red Tide in Palm Beach County – October 2
Dr. Charles Manire, Director of Rehabilitation & Dr. Justin Perrault, Director of Research contributed to this blog. As of Monday, October 1, we now know there are very low to medium concentrations of red tide reported in the Atlantic off of Palm Beach County (see FWC graphic). Since it is such a rare event on…
Read MoreLoggerhead Marinelife Center Response to Red Tide in Palm Beach County – October 1
Dr. Charles Manire, Director of Rehabilitation & Dr. Justin Perrault, Director of Research contributed to this blog. As of 5 p.m. Monday, Loggerhead Marinelife Center has been notified officially by FWC that there are levels of Karenia brevis, the dinoflagellate that causes most red tide events in Florida, in the waters off the coast of…
Read MoreSeptember 2018 Newsletter
CEO CHATTER WITH JACK LIGHTON Dear Friends of LMC, Welcome to September! Here in Palm Beach County, we continue to monitor our prolific nesting beaches, and it is wonderful to know that with the help of our community, we have been fortunate to welcome thousands of nesting sea turtles to our local beaches. As…
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