Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium’s Sea Turtle Conservation & Research Program (STCRP) has been monitoring sea turtle nests since 1982. STCRP patrols 35 miles of coastline on 5 different islands including: Longboat Key, Lido Key, Siesta Key, Casey Key, and Venice.
STCRP data are essential for better understanding sea turtles and how they use their environment. Protecting sea turtles and their habitat is crucial for their survival.
Over the past 44 years the team has documented over 172,400 sea turtle activities and over 6,581,000 hatchling emergences, and have tagged over 6,600 unique turtles. With your support, STCRP is collecting immeasurable data for the conservation of these threatened species.
Sea turtle season officially starts on May 1st in Southwest Florida, but STCRP starts patrolling the beaches on April 15th for any early turtles.
