Every year on 8 June, we take a moment to celebrate the ecosystems which cover 71% of our planet’s surface – the oceans. In 2008, the United Nations designated this day as World Oceans Day to raise awareness about issues facing this critical system and what it’s conservation means for our continued prosperity. Among others,Continue reading “What can you do to help the world’s oceans?”
Category Archives: Human Interactions
New Paper: Conservation Interventions to Reduce Vessel Strikes on Sea Turtles
HOT OFF THE PRESS! The lab’s latest paper “Conservation interventions to reduce vessel strikes on sea turtles: A case study in Florida” is now available in the journal ‘Marine Policy’! It’s free to download for the next 50 days (until 28 April) at https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1ciU%7E,714MjKTy. Vessel strikes are a significant threat to sea turtles as impactsContinue reading “New Paper: Conservation Interventions to Reduce Vessel Strikes on Sea Turtles”
55th Wildlife Photographer of the Year
After months of anticipation, I can finally share some exciting news: I have been selected as one of the top 100 entries to the Wildlife Photographer of the Year out of over 48,000 entries worldwide! My photograph, “Beach Waste”, was awarded Highly Commended in Photojournalism and will go on display at the British Natural HistoryContinue reading “55th Wildlife Photographer of the Year”
FSU MTRECG Publication Update
It’s been a busy summer for the Florida State University Marine Turtle Research, Ecology, and Conservation Group (FSU MTRECG). In addition to the fieldwork conducted by the lab, congratulations are in order for Anthony Gillis, Natalie Montero, and Natalie Wildermann for their first-author publications! Anthony’s work, “Foraging ecology and diet selection of juvenile green turtlesContinue reading “FSU MTRECG Publication Update”
Ware Marine Research and Conservation 