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Sea Turtle Week 2020: Celebrating Sea Turtle Conservation

Conserving and protecting sea turtles is a part of our core mission at NOAA Fisheries.
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Celebrating Sea Turtle Week 2020

A message from Donna Wieting, Director of NOAA Fisheries Office of Protected Resources for Sea Turtle Week June 15-19, 2020.
June 10, 2020 - Leadership Message ,
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Studying and Conserving Western Pacific Leatherback Turtles in the Solomon Islands

The Pacific Islands region established a new partnership with The Nature Conservancy and scientists visited important nesting beaches in the Solomon Islands.
March 19, 2020 - Feature Story ,
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Nine Leatherback Turtles Satellite Tagged in Cape Cod Bay

Researchers from the Northeast Fisheries Science Center and colleagues successfully attached satellite tags to nine leatherback turtles in Cape Cod Bay this summer.
October 01, 2019 - Feature Story ,
Two researchers on bowsprit holding net with leatherback turtle in the water below.

Illuminated Nets Could Provide A Brighter Future For Sea Turtles

Illuminated gillnets are helping reduce bycatch of protected species like sea turtles.
June 07, 2019 - Feature Story ,
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Leatherbacks Tagged for First Time off North Carolina

New Suction-Cup Tag to be Tested
June 14, 2018 - Feature Story ,
Head of a leatherback turtle breaking the surface of the water.

Sea Turtle Secrets: Necropsies Reveal Important Information

Once the sea turtle cold stun season is over, Wellfleet Audubon holds several necropsy sessions where all of the turtle carcasses, sometimes numbering into the hundreds, are examined and sampled.
June 12, 2018 - Feature Story ,
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Celebrate Sea Turtle Week by Learning How to Help

Review these reminders about what to do if you see a sea turtle in distress.
June 11, 2018 - Feature Story ,
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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 ,
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New Tool Helps Fisheries Avoid Protected Species In Near Real Time

Learn more about EcoCast—a dynamic ocean management tool that aims to minimize fisheries bycatch and maximize fisheries target catch in near real time.
May 31, 2018 - Feature Story ,
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