green sea turtle Archives | Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium Today's Research for Tomorrow's Oceans Mon, 22 Jul 2024 19:02:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 “Pierre” was released https://mote.org/news/pierre-was-released/ Fri, 15 Jul 2022 22:16:10 +0000 https://mote.org/?p=2607 Former Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Hospital patient “Pierre” was released from Anna Maria Island on Tuesday, July 5. The juvenile green sea turtle was admitted to the Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Hospital …

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]]> Mote documents 7th highest nesting season numbers so far https://mote.org/news/mote-documents-7th-highest-nesting-season-numbers-so-far/ Mon, 27 Jun 2022 17:55:55 +0000 https://mote.org/?p=2735 Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium’s Sea Turtle Conservation & Research Program (STCRP) has continued to document a dense sea turtle nesting season, while also placing two tracking tags on green …

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]]> Grant allows Mote to treat turtles suffering from life-threatening tumors https://mote.org/news/grant-allows-mote-to-treat-turtles-suffering-from-life-threatening-tumors-2/ Thu, 19 May 2022 18:07:28 +0000 https://mote.org/?p=4231 Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Hospital is now even better equipped to treat sea turtles suffering from fibropapillomatosis with a new surgical laser, partially funded by the …

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]]> Seven juvenile green sea turtles released after months of care at Mote https://mote.org/news/seven-juvenile-green-sea-turtles-released-after-months-of-care-at-mote/ Wed, 23 Jun 2021 15:46:20 +0000 https://mote.org/?p=2914 Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium said “sea-yonara!” to seven green sea turtles who have been in our care for months following a transfer from east coast facilities. The juvenile turtles …

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]]> Mote releases seven green sea turtles from Florida’s east coast after rehabilitation https://mote.org/news/mote-releases-seven-green-sea-turtles-from-floridas-east-coast-after-rehabilitation/ Thu, 06 May 2021 13:40:37 +0000 https://mote.org/?p=3145 Join us in saying “best fishes” to seven juvenile green sea turtles that were released on May 6, 2021, from Ormond Beach. The seven turtles came to Mote’s care after stranding …

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]]> Earth Day 2021: Sea Turtles Arrive in Sarasota https://mote.org/news/earth-day-2021-sea-turtles-arrive-in-sarasota/ Thu, 22 Apr 2021 19:06:11 +0000 https://mote.org/?p=2722 It’s official, the first sea turtles have landed on the shores of Sarasota County, just in time for Earth Day. Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium’s Sea Turtle Conservation & Research …

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]]> Name a satellite-tagged sea turtle! https://mote.org/news/name-a-satellite-tagged-sea-turtle/ Thu, 01 Aug 2019 18:27:47 +0000 https://mote.org/?p=7277 “Name Me” has a name! Contest winner Carol Bishop named the turtle Cecil, in honor of her mother. Thanks to Carol for her support of Mote’s sea turtle research. Follow …

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]]> Four green sea turtles tagged amid nesting increase in southwest Florida https://mote.org/news/four-green-sea-turtles-tagged-amid-nesting-increase-in-southwest-florida/ Wed, 26 Jun 2019 14:24:54 +0000 https://mote.org/?p=4126 Four nesting female green sea turtles were tagged with satellite transmitters by Mote Marine Laboratory scientists in the past few weeks on Casey Key, with the goal of tracking this …

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]]> Wildlife in World Heritage Site declines after heatwave reduces seagrass https://mote.org/news/wildlife-in-world-heritage-site-declines-after-heatwave-reduces-seagrass/ Thu, 25 Apr 2019 22:24:54 +0000 https://mote.org/?p=8271 Diverse marine animals from dugongs to sea snakes became rarer in the UNESCO World Heritage Site Shark Bay, Western Australia, after a heat wave devastated the dominant seagrass species, reports …

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]]> Eight endangered Kemp’s ridley sea turtles released https://mote.org/news/eight-endangered-kemps-ridley-sea-turtles-released/ Thu, 01 Feb 2018 20:26:34 +0000 https://mote.org/?p=2729 On Feb. 1, Mote Marine Laboratory released eight Kemp’s ridley sea turtles from Mote’s Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Hospital. These turtles, plus a ninth Kemp’s and one green sea turtle still …

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