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Go Slow: Sea Turtles Below

Watch the video below to see how Dr. Brian Stacy studies sea turtle health, welfare, and mortality. Learn how to help reduce vessel strikes while on the water.
June 14, 2019 - Video ,
Southeast
National
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Sea Turtle Fingerprints Help Unlock Population Secrets

Scientists study sea turtle “fingerprints” to gather clues about their life history, mating strategies, and family groups.
June 12, 2019 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
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Reducing Bycatch Helps Restore Sea Turtle Populations

Watch this video to see how we are working to reduce bycatch, helping to restore sea turtle populations after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
June 11, 2019 - Video ,
Southeast
National
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Pilots Help Turtles Take Flight

Cold-stunned sea turtles get help from an unlikely place: the general aviation community.
June 10, 2019 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
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Saving Sea Turtles with Science: Sea Turtle Week

Join us for Sea Turtle Week 2019 and find out how we use science to improve the conservation and recovery of threatened and endangered sea turtles.
June 10, 2019 - Feature Story ,
National
International
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Turtle Tweet Chat: Dive Deeper into Sea Turtle Biology, Science, and Conservation

Ask questions about sea turtles and learn more about our work to conserve them during a tweet chat on June 12, 2019.
June 06, 2019 - Feature Story ,
National
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Sea Turtles: Is the Future Female?

New research uncovers alarming trends for the future of sea turtle populations.
June 18, 2018 - Video ,
National
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New Species Named for NOAA Fisheries Scientist

NOAA Fisheries veterinarian/sea turtle pathologist Dr. Brian Stacy recently became the first Office of Protected Resources scientist to have a new species named after him. His former colleagues announced the discovery of a previously unidentified parasite
June 15, 2018 - Feature Story ,
Southeast
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Hawaiian Hawksbill Turtles: One of the World's Most Endangered Sea Turtle Population

See what scientists are discovering about the Hawaiian hawksbill sea turtle in their efforts to bring back the endangered population.
June 14, 2018 - Video ,
Pacific Islands
National
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Leatherback Turtles: Understanding the Pacific Population

Watch this video to see how NOAA scientists are studying the Pacific leatherback sea turtle, a NOAA Fisheries Species in the Spotlight.
June 12, 2018 - Video ,
West Coast
National
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