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Sea
Turtle Protection and Conservation - information
about endangered sea turtles from NOAA Fisheries. |
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Gray's
Reef National Marine Sanctuary Loggerhead Sea Turtle Tracking |
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Marine
Mammal and Sea Turtle Viewing Guidelines
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Head-Start
Program - The Galveston Laboratory is perhaps best
known for its work on captive-rearing of sea turtles. Thousands
of people visit our rearing and rehabilitation facilities for
these protected species each year. Kemp's ridley hatchlings
obtained from Mexico and loggerhead hatchlings obtained from
Florida are captive-reared for up to two years, used in research,
and then released into the Gulf of Mexico. |
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Sea
Turtle Research - Southwest Fisheries Science Center -
Scientists
at the La Jolla Laboratory in California monitor the status
and aid in the recovery of endangered and threatened sea turtles.
They also provide technical advice to other federal and state
wildlife agencies concerning these protected species. An important
part of this work entails monitoring the annual nesting activity,
migration, growth rates, and survival of different sea turtle
species and research on ways to reduce fisheries interactions
with sea turtles. |
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NOAA Fisheries
Office of Protected Resources - The NOAA Fisheries Office
of Protected Resources is charged with the implementation of
the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), Endangered Species
Act (ESA), and the Fur Seal Act (FSA) with respect to marine
mammal species under NOAA Fisheries jurisdiction- whales, dolphins,
porpoises, seals, and sea lions. As part of the MMPA mandate,
OPR works in collaboration with the NOAA Fisheries Regions and
Fisheries Science Centers to develop and implement a variety
of programs for the protection, conservation, and recovery of
marine mammals. |
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NOAA
Fisheries Galveston Laboratory - provides scientific information
for the management of commercial and recreational shellfish,
finfish, conservation of coastal habitats, and protection of
threatened and endangered species. Perhaps best known for its
work on captive-rearing of sea turtles. |
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NOAA Fisheries Southeast
Region |
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NOAA
National Marine Sanctuaries - information about the nation's
marine sanctuaries—their history and current management,
their scientific and educational programs, and their continuing
efforts to conserve the nation's ocean and coastal treasures.
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Flower
Garden Banks, National Marine Sanctuary - Turtle Research |
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Gray's
Reef, National Marine Sanctuary |
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NOAA
Fisheries Southwest Region |
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