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Chat with NOAA Sea Turtle Scientists on Reddit

To celebrate Sea Turtle Week—June 11-15, 2018—learn about cutting-edge sea turtle research and ask NOAA scientists your questions on Tuesday, June 12, 2018.
June 04, 2018 - Feature Story ,
National
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Swim into Sea Turtle Week 2018

Join us in celebrating Sea Turtle Week 2018 and learn more about these marvelous marine creatures.
June 04, 2018 - Feature Story ,
National
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Sea Turtles Return Home

NOAA Galveston sea turtle release
May 29, 2018 - Feature Story ,
Southeast
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NOAA Fisheries reminds public, watch for and report sea turtles in trouble

In Mississippi, stranded sea turtles are found most often in spring and early summer
March 22, 2018 - Feature Story ,
Southeast
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A Look Back: Scientist Dedicates Career to Sea Turtles in Hawai‘i

George Balazs, Hawai‘i Senior Sea Turtle Scientist at NOAA’s Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, recently retired from NOAA service—but not from sea turtle research.
February 27, 2018 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
74757480-SLD-005-0007.jpg George Balazs with a nesting green turtle in the French Frigate Shoals in the 1970s. Credit: George Balazs.

Endangered Green Sea Turtles of the Northern Mariana Islands

Double trouble: fewer moms and warming temperatures imperil turtle population.
February 16, 2018 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
A woman sits next to a large nesting sea turtle on the beach.

Rising Temperatures Turning Major Sea Turtle Population Female

New research method reveals shifting sex ratio of Great Barrier Reef colonies.
January 08, 2018 - News ,
West Coast
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Men Fined for Capturing a Hawaiian Green Sea Turtle

In October 2017, two visitors from the continental U.S. sparked outrage when they posted a photo of themselves holding a green sea turtle (honu) on a Hawaiʻi Island beach. In the photo caption, they boasted about risking a fine to catch the turtle.
November 30, 2017 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
Green sea turtle swimming just beneath the surface of the water.

By the Numbers: The Annual Migration of Green Sea Turtles in Hawaiʻi

Many green sea turtles travel hundreds of miles across the Hawaiian archipelago from foraging to nesting habitat every year.
September 26, 2017 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
Man sits on beach next to basking turtles, marking their shells with paint.

1,000th Sea Turtle Released

NOAA Fisheries and the Maui Ocean Center Marine Institute work together to recover and protect sea turtles.
September 22, 2017 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
Dr. Camryn Allen tags a sea turtle in a holding tub.