Scientists worked off R/V ANGARI to study different sea turtle species and their nesting behaviors in Everglades National Park, as well as conducting research that involved tagging and tracking the animals.
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June 2-8, 2018
Cape Sable, FL
Seven scientists spent one week working off R/V ANGARI to study sea turtles in Everglades National Park. Many beaches in Everglades National Park are remote and may provide habitat for a significant number of sea turtle nests. Unfortunately, these areas are difficult to access and rarely sampled. Over the 7 days on site, researchers spent their nights on small boats scanning the remote beaches of Cape Sable, looking for sea turtle crawls and nesting sites. The turtles spotted in the region were measured, marked, and satellite tagged. The satellite tags will allow scientists to track the animal and better identify the species’ in-water habitat during breeding and nonbreeding seasons. As a protected and undisturbed area of Florida Bay and Everglades National Park, Cape Sable is an important monitoring area for nesting sea turtles during the summer nesting season.