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 MoreOctober 2019 Newsletter
CEO Chatter with Jack E. Lighton Dear Friend of LMC, It’s my pleasure to welcome you to our special Go Blue Awards Luncheon edition of our monthly eNewsletter! In 2009, our annual Go Blue Awards Luncheon was co-founded by Lynne and Pete Wells and recognizes those who contribute to a “blue” lifestyle of ocean conservation.…
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 MoreMarine Debris Sort Report – August 2019
Meet 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 and Green Night Research: End of the 2019 Night Season
The 2019 nesting season is slowly coming to a close, as we are seeing the last of the loggerhead nests from Tequesta down to Juno. The greens are still nesting, but not at the numbers we were seeing a month ago. To date, we have 20,603 total nests, with loggerheads coming in at 13,343 nests,…
Read MoreAugust 2019 Newsletter
CEO Chatter with Jack E. Lighton Dear Friend of LMC, As ‘hatchlings’ head back to school, we have some record breaking news to report from Juno Beach, Florida. The 2019 sea turtle nesting season (March 1st through October 31st) has shattered our previous nesting season record, set in 2017, with just over 19,000 sea turtle…
Read MoreI-Spy Marine Debris – Monofilament Edition
Through the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission’s Monofilament Recovery and Recycling Program, Loggerhead Marinelife Center’s Conservation Team recently shipped off 43 MILES of monofilament fishing line for recycling! Through this recycling program, the plastic monofilament fishing line collected is melted down and reused to create tackle boxes, spools for line, fish habitats, and toys! In…
Read More5 Steps to Throwing a Turtley Awesome Birthday Party!
Looking for an amazing birthday celebration? Shell-e-brate your child’s birthday with the sea turtles at Loggerhead Marinelife Center! Step 1: Register for the Leatherback Birthday Package!Our Leatherback Package is the perfect birthday party celebration for your sea turtle-loving little one! Sign up as soon as possible to be sure your child’s birthday time slot is…
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