Research Archives - Loggerhead Marinelife Center

Can turtles sense a hurricane coming?

Paprika, a loggerhead sea turtle, sensed that Hurricane Ian was on its way. But how did LMC researchers discover this? On April 25, LMC researchers affixed a satellite transmitter to Paprika’s carapace, the top shell, to better understand her movements during the breeding season and follow her post-nesting migration to her foraging grounds. From April…

Two-Thousandth PIT Tagged Sea Turtle Named “Manire” Pays Tribute to Retiring Dr. Charlie Manire

The sea turtle “Manire” salutes our own Dr. Charlie as he retires from nearly 50 years of veterinary medicine.

2020 Sea Turtle Nesting Season

During the 2020 sea turtle nesting season, LMC documented 16,935 sea turtle nests marking its third-highest season on record.

Leatherback Tracks: Visualizing Nature

Loggerhead Marinelife Center’s Deaf biologist, Jen Reilly has an eye for visualizing nature and documenting leatherback tracks.

Orientation Circles: Sea Turtles at Sunrise

Loggerhead Marinelife Center documents orientation circles of leatherback sea turtles while monitoring and protecting local South Florida beaches.

Leatherback Spotlight: “Aussie”

This year marks the 20th anniversary of Loggerhead Marinelife Center’s Leatherback Project, dedicated to researching nesting leatherback sea turtles.

Research Surveys: From Dusk to Dawn

From Dusk to Dawn, LMC Conducts Research Surveys To Protect and Monitor Nesting and Hatching Sea Turtles

Sea Turtle Nesting Season 2020

March Madness takes on another meaning for Loggerhead Marinelife Center (LMC) as sea turtle nesting season kicks off on March 1 and runs through October 31. Sitting on one of the most densely nested sea turtle nesting beaches in the world, LMC has unique and distinct expertise in sea turtle and ocean conservation research.

Incubating Success: Examining Sea Turtle Nests

Loggerhead Marinelife Center’s research team has been able to investigate the impacts of geocores on incubating sea turtle nests.

Investing in Isotopes

Loggerhead Marinelife Center researchers examine stable isotopes to understand the diet and migratory movements of different sea turtle species, including leatherback sea turtles.