Sea Turtles Archives

Expedition 87: Sea Turtle Releases with MacArthur Beach State Park

08/20/2024
Laura Jessop

Park rangers from John D. MacArthur Beach State Park and staff members from Friends of MacArthur Beach State Park joined R/V ANGARI and her crew to release juvenile sea turtles offshore Palm Beach County.

Hawksbill Sea Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)

04/01/2024
Laura Jessop
Deep Dive

Hawksbill sea turtles are identifiable by a beak like mouth that resembles a hawk's beak and overlapping scutes on their carapace.

Leatherback Sea Turtle On A Beach Nesting. PC - Rawlinson_Photography

Leatherback Sea Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea)

06/01/2023
Laura Jessop
Deep Dive

Leatherback sea turtles are the largest species of sea turtle found in our oceans and have been around since the time of the dinosaurs.

Green Sea Turtle Swimming Showing Carapace

Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas)

09/01/2022
Laura Jessop
Deep Dive

The large hard shelled green sea turtle is an endangered species that have been around over 110 million years but faces many threats today.

Scientist Annabelle Brooks

05/17/2022
Laura Jessop

Scientist Annabelle Brooks is a marine ecologist in The Bahamas researching sea turtles, sustainable fisheries and coral reef restoration.

Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta)

09/01/2021
Laura Jessop
Deep Dive

The loggerhead sea turtle is a highly migratory species that can be found in most of the world's oceans, especially subtropical and temperate regions.

Sea Turtle Ecology

09/10/2020
ANGARI Media

Dr. Elizabeth Whitman will share her research on sea turtle grazing habits and how these relate to environmental factors like invasive species and hurricanes.

Ocean Expert Exchange

07/23/2020
ANGARI Media

Our Ocean Expert Exchange (OEE) live webinar series features experts in marine science and technology, geared towards audiences of all ages.

Expedition 17: Photogrammetry & Sea Turtle Tagging

07/22/2020
Angela Rosenberg

Scientists aboard R/V ANGARI spent 9 days in the Western Bahamas studying, tagging, and photo-capturing sea turtles for an ongoing study of fibropapillomatosis, as well as gathering new high-speed biting data from nurse, lemon, and bull sharks in order to help better understand shark morphology, biting, and feeding behaviors.

Expedition 13: Sea Turtle Research at Cape Sable

07/22/2020
Angela Rosenberg

Scientists worked from aboard R/V ANGARI and some small boats to study different sea turtle species and their nesting behaviors in Everglades National Park, as well as research that involved tagging and tracking the animals.