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Mote 40-year study attests to the effectiveness of ongoing sea turtle conservation

Tue, 26 Mar 2024 13:45:51 +0000

A study by Mote Marine Laboratory, spanning over four decades investigating the nesting behaviors and productivity of marine turtles along the Gulf of Mexico coastline, confirms the effectiveness of Mote’s …

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Mote 2022 Sea Turtle Nesting Updates

Wed, 28 Dec 2022 21:37:44 +0000

MOTE’S SEA TURTLE CONSERVATION & RESEARCH PROGRAM Thousands of sea turtles nest (lay eggs) each year on southwest Florida beaches. Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium scientists study and tag these …

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2022 sea turtle nesting season numbers land in top five seasons documented at Mote

Tue, 01 Nov 2022 17:06:23 +0000

Sea turtle nesting season is officially over here on Florida’s Southwest coast, and Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium staff are looking back on outstanding nest numbers. Mote’s Sea Turtle Conservation …

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2022 sea turtle nesting season numbers land in top five seasons documented at Mote

Tue, 01 Nov 2022 15:03:21 +0000

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Four green sea turtles tagged amid nesting increase in southwest Florida

Wed, 26 Jun 2019 14:24:54 +0000

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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Beach furniture affects nesting turtles in Southwest Florida

Wed, 12 Jul 2017 13:57:27 +0000

Mote Marine Laboratory found evidence that two nesting sea turtles dragged beach furniture caught on their upper shells during the past week on Longboat Key — a reminder that southwest …

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First sea turtle nests of the season found on Longboat Key and Casey Key

Wed, 02 Mar 2016 20:47:27 +0000

Mote Marine Laboratory documented the first local sea turtle nest of the year Saturday, April 30, on Longboat Key. Then Mote found a second nest Sunday on Casey Key and …

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Green sea turtle nesting breaks local record, loggerhead nesting looks strong

Thu, 17 Sep 2015 18:32:38 +0000

Mote Marine Laboratory scientists are excited to share the encouraging, preliminary results of their annual count of Southwest Florida sea turtle nests. During the 2015 nesting season that began May …

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First Sea Turtle Hatch of 2014 on Longboat Key

Wed, 25 Jun 2014 19:01:55 +0000

The first sea turtle hatchlings of 2014 emerged this week in the area patrolled by Mote Marine Laboratory, which monitors nesting from Longboat Key through Venice. The hatched loggerhead sea …

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