Loggerhead and Green Sea Turtle Night Research: Nesting Tendencies
Green and loggerhead turtles continue to nest in full force for the night crew’s 5th week of field work. We have officially surpassed 16,000 total nests that span our Juno, Jupiter-Carlin, and Tequesta beaches!!! Loggerheads stand at 11,894 nests, greens have laid 4,553 nests, and we even had another leatherback nest on Jupiter-Carlin this week,…
Read More10 Things You Can Do While Your Child Attends an LMC Sea Turtle Sleepover!
Need a relaxing night off? Have your child join us at LMC for a Sea Turtle Sleepover! The Sleepover is an exclusive nighttime program (for ages: 8-12) that offers a tour of our Outdoor Sea Turtle Hospital, activities for your aspiring scientist, movie time, snacks and pizza, and concludes with a little shuteye amongst our…
Read MoreNominations open for Florida’s preeminent ocean conservation awards, featuring Dr. Robert Ballard, National Geographic Explorer best known for discovering the Titanic
Hosted by Loggerhead Marinelife Center (LMC), the Annual Go Blue Awards Luncheon recognizes and awards four individuals and one business or nonprofit that promote, implement or contribute to a “blue” lifestyle of marine conservation and make significant contributions to improve and protect our oceans, beaches and wildlife. The Presenting Sponsor of the 11th Annual Go…
Read MoreLoggerhead and Green Sea Turtle Night Research: Unintentional Boat Strike Field Work is Complete!
As July rolls along, we are still on pace to have an exceptionally high nesting season. Currently there are 14,947 total nests the LMC Research Department has recorded across our Juno Beach, Jupiter, and Tequesta areas. Loggerheads account for the vast majority of nests with 11,030, followed by greens (3,733), and leatherbacks (184). And since…
Read MoreLMC partners with statewide organizations to conduct green sea turtle research in the Keys
Loggerhead Marinelife Center’s (LMC) Director of Research Dr. Justin Perrault joined research partners at Force Blue (a team of retired combat veterans focused on programs to help the world’s marine resources in the Florida Keys), The Turtle Hospital of Marathon, Inwater Research Group, and Florida Atlantic University – Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, to conduct a…
Read MoreLoggerhead and Green Sea Turtle Night Research: Week 3 Update and Blood Analysis
Hopefully everyone had a wonderful and safe 4th of July week! With the rain that fell on Juno this past weekend, nesting activity for loggerheads and greens picked back up, giving the night crew ample opportunities to sample and tag. We received 2,449 nests this past week, bringing our total to 12,685. We have 9,711…
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Loggerhead and Green Sea Turtle Night Research: Week 2 and Endarteritis Project
The loggerheads and greens are coming in waves at the moment here on Juno. Unfortunately due to the soft, dry sand from a lack of rain, many of them have false crawled, meaning they come up the beach but return without nesting. With that said, we have eclipsed 10,000 nests and stand at 10,236!!! We…
Read MoreEau Palm Beach Resort & Spa and the Sea Turtle Hospital at Loggerhead Marinelife Center announce Eau-phelia the sea turtle’s release on July 2
The iconic Forbes Five-Star oceanfront retreat Eau Palm Beach Resort & Spa and the Sea Turtle Hospital at Loggerhead Marinelife Center (LMC) continue their community partnership – all to better protect Palm Beach’s beautiful beaches that attract guests – and sea turtles – from around the globe. This time, all will gather together at Eau…
Read MoreSea Turtle Release Off Juno Beach Thursday (6/27/19) Morning
Who: Loggerhead Marinelife Center When*: Wednesday, June 19, 2019 at 10:30 a.m.; pre-release procedures begin at 10:00 a.m. Where: Loggerhead Marinelife Center (14200 US Highway One, Juno Beach) What: LMC will release Bovenizer the sea turtle from its facility off Juno Beach. Bovenizer is an adult male loggerhead patient who was found in the intake canal of FPL’s St. Lucie…
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