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Our sustainable travel auction is officially OPEN!
Bid on one of four incredible travel experiences around the world!
Bidding is open Oct 26 – Nov 9!
Bid here; seeturtles.org/auction?ss_so…
A hawksbill shell: amber, brown, and gold patterns, from overlapping plates of keratin called scutes. Sadly, those same patterns have made hawksbills targets of the tortoiseshell trade.
Beautiful on a turtle. Not on a bracelet..
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📷 RP van Dam
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Ocean development is expected to bring more underwater noise to marine ecosystems, including the Northwest Atlantic.
A new study tagged 13 leatherbacks off Massachusetts and found they spent ~64% less time foraging when exposed to seismic-like sounds.
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nature.com/articles/s41598-0…
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Check out this news!
Read more: thebrunswicknews.com/news/lo…
🌎 Make a Difference Day is October 24!
Our partners around the world are protecting nesting beaches, rescuing turtles, removing plastic, and supporting their communities.
You can help too:
🐢 Donate
🗑️ Join a cleanup
♻️ Use less plastic
🌊 Learn something new
📣 Share
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Paper of the week.
Researchers reviewed 34 years of stranding records from southwest Florida and looked at 364 sea turtles with injuries consistent with boat strikes.
The study found that vessel strikes were often fatal.
Read the paper 👇
int-res.com/articles/esr2026…
Hawksbills are endangered, in part due to the illegal tortoiseshell trade.
Researchers tracked 19 young hawksbills around Réunion Island for ~7.5 months. Most stayed in the same areas, but 2 traveled more than 1,000 km!
Study: int-res.com/journals/meps/ar…
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Just 2 spots left for our Panama trip!
Join SEE Turtles for an unforgettable adventure exploring Panama’s incredible biodiversity, from tropical rainforests to sea turtle nesting beaches.
Secure your spot today.👇
🔗 seeturtles.org/panama
Plastic #Recycling or #Greenwashing? Critics Say Industry Plans Could Hide Environmental Harms.
news.mongabay.com/2026/10/pl…
🐢 Join us in Belize in 2027!
Explore St. George’s Caye, get out on the water with researchers, and look for sea turtles, dolphins, manatees and more.
📅 July 25–30, 2027
🌴 Optional extension: July 30–Aug. 1
Learn more:
seeturtles.org/belize-wildli…
Don't forget! 🌎 Book your trip with us this October and save $100! ✈️
More info and booking info on all our conservation tours ⤵️ seeturtles.org/turtle-tours
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Green sea turtles are large marine reptiles, weighing up to 500 lbs and measuring up to 4 feet long.
They are unique among sea turtles as herbivores, feeding on seagrass and algae, helping maintain healthy ecosystems.
Learn more: seeturtles.org/green-sea-tur…
📷 Neil Ever Osborne
Meet Judith, a Sea Turtle Community Leader in Togo!
Judith works with young people in the fishing village of Bè to protect their environment and sea turtles. She’s also a founding member of E.R.D. Afrique.
Learn more ⤵️
seeturtles.org/community-lea…
⚡ International E-Waste Day is today!
Plastic isn’t the only trash threatening our oceans. This year’s theme, Fast Tech, highlights the growing problem of discarded electronics like earbuds, cables and toys.
💡 Buy less. Use longer. Dispose responsibly.
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Paper of the Week: Researchers used genetics to trace 107 hawksbills linked to the illegal trade around Hainan, China.
Most were linked to the Philippines and East Malaysia, highlighting the South China Sea–Sulu Sea region as a major source.
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tinyurl.com/hawksbilltrade
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Boat and vessel strikes are a big problem for sea turtles.
Scientists at the University of Miami are putting GPS trackers on loggerhead turtles in Biscayne Bay to see where they’re crossing paths with boats.
Read more: 👇
news.miami.edu/rosenstiel/st…
Photo: Bethany Augliere
🐢 Who is SEE Turtles?
We connect people with sea turtles while supporting community-based conservation around the world.
Learn more about our work and how you can help protect turtles, including seeing them in the wild! 👇
seeturtles.org/about-see-tur…
📸 Gilby Alvarez
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🐢 Fun Fact Friday: An arribada is when thousands of female sea turtles come ashore to nest at the same time. Only Kemp’s ridleys and olive ridleys are known for this amazing event.
Some beaches see hundreds of thousands of turtles.
Photo: NOAA
