Sea Turtle Conservancy

Turtle Watch

Join STC on a Guided Sea Turtle Watch this June and July. Online registration opens May 1 at 8 AM (EST)

Adopt-A-Turtle for Yourself or as a Gift

Become a Member or give a Gift Membership by adopting a sea turtle and supporting sea turtle conservation!

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Get Hands-on

Take part in STC’s Eco-Volunteer Program in Costa Rica or Panama

Sea Turtle Experiences

Track A Turtle

Learn how we monitor turtle movements and track-a-turtle from your device.

Track Your Turtle

Promoting Conservation

Learn more about how we are promoting the conservation of sea turtles through our programs and what you can do.

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Online Shop

Show Your Support

Grab some turtle swag and look like a shell-ebrity! You’ll feel as good as you look in knowing that every purchase supports our mission to ensure the survival of sea turtles and funds our conservation programs, research, education, and so much more!

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Track-A-Turtle

Track turtle migrations from your computer or mobile device

How It Works

See how advanced satellite telemetry allows researchers to track sea turtles in the open ocean.

Tracking Programs

Learn more about our educational program sea turtle tracking projects.

Active Sea Turtles

See a list of active sea turtles currently being tracked.

Tracking Archive

See all active and archived turtles alphabetically by name.

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Tour and Stopovers

Our Mission

What We Care About

Our mission is to ensure the survival of sea turtles within the Caribbean, Atlantic and Pacific through research, education, training, advocacy and protection of the natural habitats upon which they depend.

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Countries

We conduct research and operate field sites all around the Caribbean, and in North, Central, and South America.

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Turtles Tagged

We have tagged and monitored more than 550 turtles, conducting valuable research.

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Researchers Trained

We have trained over 1,200 researchers on how to protect sea turtles across the globe.

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Online Following

Join our online community of more than 750k followers and 8,500 members.

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Conservation

Advocacy

Research

Education

News & Events

Our work in action

All the Light They Can and Should Not See: A Short History of Sea Turtle Lighting Science and Policy in Florida – Part III

Education

In Part III, we describe the significance of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill disaster recovery plan for sea turtle lighting policy and then return to the effort to update the State’s model lighting or

All the Light They Can and Should Not See: A Short History of Sea Turtle Lighting Science and Policy in Florida – Part II

Education

In Part II, we chart the emergence of the state and local regulatory framework to address lighting in the context of continued advances in sea turtle science and lighting technology

Sea Turtle Conservancy News

Turtle Watch

Adopt-A-Turtle for Yourself or as a Gift

Get Hands-on

Track A Turtle

Promoting Conservation

Show Your Support

Track turtle migrations from your computer or mobile device

How It Works

Tracking Programs

Active Sea Turtles

Tracking Archive

What We Care About

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1,200

750,000

Conservation

Advocacy

Research

Education

Our work in action

All the Light They Can and Should Not See: A Short History of Sea Turtle Lighting Science and Policy in Florida – Part III

All the Light They Can and Should Not See: A Short History of Sea Turtle Lighting Science and Policy in Florida – Part II

STC Awarded Two Florida Sea Turtle License Plate Grants

All the Light They Can and Should Not See

2025 Sea Turtle Calendar Contest Winners

All the Light They Can and Should Not See: A Short History of Sea Turtle Lighting Science and Policy in Florida

STC to Explore the Legal and Policy History of Sea Turtle Conservation in Florida

Legislative Session Brings Positive Outcomes for Sea Turtles

STC Awarded Two Florida Sea Turtle License Plate Grants in 2024

A Fishe No More: The Early History of Sea Turtle Conservation Law and Policy in Florida Part III