What Do We Do?
Sea Turtle Adventures, Inc. is permitted through the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) to conduct activities related to sea turtle conservation. Keep scrolling to learn more about what we do and to meet our team!
Monitoring for Sea Turtle Nesting Activity
Our organization monitors a three mile section of beach in South Florida (the Southern Park of Ocean Ridge, Briny Breezes, Gulfstream Park, and the Town of Gulf Stream) for sea turtle nesting activity from March 1st through October 31st. We can get 600-700 nests each sea turtle nesting season.
From March 1st - Oct 31st, our monitors go out at sunrise to look for sea turtle nesting activity on our three mile section of beach.
Our monitors look for sea turtle track marks in the sand to find their nests. They can even tell the species just by the size and shape of the flipper marks!
Three days after the nest hatches, we conduct an "inventory" where we count all the empty egg shells, whole eggs, and rescue any hatchlings stuck in the nest (usually there are only one or two).
From March 1st - Oct 31st, our monitors go out at sunrise to look for sea turtle nesting activity on our three mile section of beach.
RESPOND TO SEA TURTLE STRANDING CALLS
When sea turtles get sick, injured, or are deceased, they can be found washing ashore or floating in the water. We will often respond to stranding calls around Palm Beach County. Sick and injured turtles will be transported to local rehabilitation facilities, while deceased turtles will have data collected and be salvaged for research/ educational purposes or properly disposed of according to FWC regulations.
