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Paper of the week.
Researchers reviewed 34 years of stranding records from southwest Florida and looked at 364 sea turtles with injuries consistent with boat strikes.
The study found that vessel strikes were often fatal.
Read the paper 👇
int-res.com/articles/esr2026…
WWF's new Living Planet Report highlights major declines in wildlife populations worldwide. But there's hope, too.
Green sea turtles are one example of how decades of conservation work can help species recover.
theguardian.com/environment/…
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…
📷 Neil Ever Osborne
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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🐢 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
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
🐢 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
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
Did you hear the recent news?
10 people have been charged in connection with an illegal commercial fishing operation in Florida that illegally sold more than $150,000 worth of fish, shrimp and turtles.
cbsnews.com/miami/news/flori…
Paper of the Week!
Researchers used 40 years of satellite images to track eight sea turtle nesting beaches in Costa Rica.
Six stayed stable, while two experienced ongoing erosion.
Read the paper ⤵️
linkinghub.elsevier.com/retr…
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Before AI became mainstream, SEE Turtles was already using machine learning to fight the illegal tortoiseshell trade through our Too Rare To Wear campaign.
Learn more: seeturtles.org/see-shell
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A Ukrainian influencer apologized for “not knowing the rules” and said he didn’t intend to hurt the animal, after backlash over video showing him sitting on a nesting sea turtle and handling hatchlings in Oman.
But why sit on a turtle laying eggs?
tinyurl.com/ukranianinfluenc…
Hawksbill shell products are still sold in tourist shops, and many travelers don’t realize they’re buying from an endangered species — or that taking them across borders can be illegal.
But you can do something👇
seeturtles.org/how-to-recogn…
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The 10th Copernicus Ocean State Report is out, drawing on 40+ years of ocean data from 636 authors, 258 organizations and 37 countries.
The message is clear: the ocean is changing rapidly, not for the better.
Read the report:
marine.copernicus.eu/access-…
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Well, this isn't great.
"Scientists have found a new form of pollution, one where plastic and pieces of coral become irreversibly intertwined."
Read more. wired.com/story/plastic-is-m…
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Sea turtle watching can help conservation, but only if we put the turtles first.
• Never chase, touch, ride or feed turtles
• Give them a clear escape route
• Limit viewing to 30 minutes
• Keep cameras/selfie sticks out of their way
No photo is worth stressing a turtle.
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Hawksbills were hunted almost to extinction prior to the ban on the tortoiseshell trade.
Despite the fact that the international trade of their shells is now illegal, there is still a thriving black market.
More: seeturtles.org/hawksbill-tur…
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Updates on the sea turtle nests in Southern California.
"Biologists move unprecedented Orange County sea turtle eggs to protect them from hurricane-driven waves"
latimes.com/science/story/20…
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🐢 Well, this is something we don’t see every day!
A female olive ridley has made history by nesting in Orange County, CA. Two nests have now been documented, marking the first documented olive ridley nesting on the U.S. West Coast!
Now we wait. 🐢🌊
abc7.com/post/olive-ridley-s…
NEWS alert:
A federal appeals court upheld requirements for larger shrimp trawlers to use turtle excluder devices, preserving protections expected to prevent hundreds to more than 1,000 sea turtle deaths each year.
More ⤵️
oceanographicmagazine.com/ne…
