Posts by Loggerhead Marinelife Center
Loggerhead Marinelife Center Incubates Success with Florida Sea Turtle Grants Program
Juno Beach, FL – Beginning with its founder Eleanor Fletcher’s early research of sea turtles, Loggerhead Marinelife Center (LMC) has a long history of innovative and exploratory sea turtle research. Over the course of the Center’s 36 years, LMC’s research department has acquired extensive databases of information on threats facing sea turtles, appropriate nesting incubation…
Read MoreLoggerhead Marinelife Center launches Blue Table program, working with local businesses to reduce single-use plastics and promote sustainable seafood.
Juno Beach, Florida: Loggerhead Marinelife Center (LMC) announces the launch of its Blue Table program, a collaborative effort with local restaurants and businesses to help protect the marine environment. Blue Table partners are working to reduce single-use plastics and promote sustainable seafood choices in their establishments. During the initial phase, the Blue Table program will encourage participation of restaurants, hotels, bars, resorts, and businesses adjacent to the…
Read MoreMeet Ashley Crunk – LMC’s First Digital Marketing and Ecommerce Intern
Hello LMC community! I am Ashley Crunk, Loggerhead Marinelife Center’s new Digital Marketing and Ecommerce Intern. I’m excited to be a part of the team and would love to take a moment and share just a little bit of my story and how I came to this position. Two years ago, I started college as…
Read MoreLoggerhead Marinelife Center Reports Successful Nesting Season Despite Hurricane Dorian
A stunning green sea turtle laid her eggs yesterday morning, on our local beaches, after Hurricane Dorian had moved away from our coast. After completing our nesting surveys yesterday, our research team has reported that despite Hurricane Dorian, our Center has recorded a successful sea turtle nesting season on our 9.5-mile stretch of beach.
Read MoreLoggerhead 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…
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