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🐢 Join us in Belize in 2027!
Explore St. George’s Caye, get out on the water with researchers, and look for sea turtles, dolphins, manatees and more.
📅 July 25–30, 2027
🌴 Optional extension: July 30–Aug. 1
Learn more:
seeturtles.org/belize-wildli…
Don't forget! 🌎 Book your trip with us this October and save $100! ✈️
More info and booking info on all our conservation tours ⤵️ seeturtles.org/turtle-tours
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Green sea turtles are large marine reptiles, weighing up to 500 lbs and measuring up to 4 feet long.
They are unique among sea turtles as herbivores, feeding on seagrass and algae, helping maintain healthy ecosystems.
Learn more: seeturtles.org/green-sea-tur…
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Meet Judith, a Sea Turtle Community Leader in Togo!
Judith works with young people in the fishing village of Bè to protect their environment and sea turtles. She’s also a founding member of E.R.D. Afrique.
Learn more ⤵️
seeturtles.org/community-lea…
⚡ International E-Waste Day is today!
Plastic isn’t the only trash threatening our oceans. This year’s theme, Fast Tech, highlights the growing problem of discarded electronics like earbuds, cables and toys.
💡 Buy less. Use longer. Dispose responsibly.
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Paper of the Week: Researchers used genetics to trace 107 hawksbills linked to the illegal trade around Hainan, China.
Most were linked to the Philippines and East Malaysia, highlighting the South China Sea–Sulu Sea region as a major source.
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tinyurl.com/hawksbilltrade
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Boat and vessel strikes are a big problem for sea turtles.
Scientists at the University of Miami are putting GPS trackers on loggerhead turtles in Biscayne Bay to see where they’re crossing paths with boats.
Read more: 👇
news.miami.edu/rosenstiel/st…
Photo: Bethany Augliere
🐢 Who is SEE Turtles?
We connect people with sea turtles while supporting community-based conservation around the world.
Learn more about our work and how you can help protect turtles, including seeing them in the wild! 👇
seeturtles.org/about-see-tur…
📸 Gilby Alvarez
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🐢 Fun Fact Friday: An arribada is when thousands of female sea turtles come ashore to nest at the same time. Only Kemp’s ridleys and olive ridleys are known for this amazing event.
Some beaches see hundreds of thousands of turtles.
Photo: NOAA
🐙 Happy World Octopus Day!
Did you know octopuses and sea turtles can share the same habitats?
Also did you know octopus hunt hatchlings? temanaotemoana.org/en/an-oct…
SEE Turtles recently acquired @ecoteach, connecting students with hands-on conservation trips. 🐢🌎
Students work alongside permitted researchers to help sea turtles, while all EcoTeach trip profits support SEE Turtles conservation programs!
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seeturtles.org/student-field…
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Communication & Education Officer: Bonaire Turtles / Sea Turtle Conservation Bonaire (Caribbean)
Sea Turtle Conservation Bonaire (STCB) is seeking a Communication and Education Officer (CEPA) to lead its communication, outreach and education activities on Bonaire. The successful candidate will be responsible for developing and implementing communication, education and public-awareness plans supporting STCB's work across sea turtle research, conservation, fund development and advocacy.
Location: Bonaire, Dutch Caribbean
Hours: Full-time, 40 hours per week
Salary: Competitive salary, commensurate with experience and qualifications
Desired start date: 1st December 2026
Deadline: 1st November 2026
Application: Send a CV/resume and cover letter to Kaj Schut, Manager, at [email protected].
Full details here: bonaireturtles.org/wp/vacanc…
Many more exciting job and career opportunities can be found here: thecoralreefresearchhub.com/…
#coralreefs #seaturtles #job #turtlejob #careers #bonaire #caribbean #communications #outreach #careeropportunity #marinebiology
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Turtles, seabirds, dolphins and other marine life can get caught in fishing gear as bycatch. It’s one of the biggest threats to sea turtles worldwide.
Learn more how you can help: seaturtleweek.com/plan-a-bea…
📷 NOAA
There’s something about seeing an animal in its own world that makes you want to understand it, appreciate it, and help protect the place it calls home.
Learn more about our trips: seeturtles.org/upcoming-tour…
For students:
seeturtles.org/student-field…
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While we want to make sure to keep wild turtles wild, please don't ghost the turtle you've taken in as a pet! Turtles & tortoises are often a lifelong commitment, and we understand that things come up where you can no longer care for them. Releasing them into the wild (even if they were once part of that environment) can be harmful to the natural ecosystem, spread disease to local populations, and more likely than not, your turtle bud can no longer survive in the wild. Please fine a reputable rescue who can help you with relocating your bud! We've started a nationwide list of resources and people to call, but it's not exclusive to what's available. worldturtleday.org/learn/#re…
And if you're a rescue or resource or vet or nonprofit or organization that can help please submit your information so we can continue building this list out!
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We're all about reducing and upcycling plastic, but we're not sure we'd eat a plastic cookie (though it doesn't *actually* have plastic).
Would you? 🍪
Read more:
local12.com/news/nation-worl…
THREE new SEE Turtles trips are now open for 2027! Join us in the field to see sea turtle conservation up close
🇨🇷 Costa Rica Leatherbacks
May 1–7, 2027
🇧🇿 Belize
July 25–30, 2027
Optional extension: July 30–August 1
🇵🇦 Panama
May 30–June 6, 2027
seeturtles.org/upcoming-tour…
Which conservation tour have you been on with us and which one do you want to do next?
Because we're offering $100 off all tours booked in October! 👇
seeturtles.org/turtle-tours
