‘Turtle whispering’: Scientists capture, tag sea turtles on Navarre Beach
Calm water and a slight breeze made for ideal conditions to study sea turtles Wednesday morning at the Navarre Beach Marine Park.
The U.S. Geological Survey, with assistance from the Navarre Beach Sea Turtle Conservation Center, took to the Gulf of Mexico to capture, tag and release sea turtles and educate the community about native marine life.
“The goal is to get as much information about these turtles are we can and release them right back into the water and educate the public about everything that is going on,” said Kaitlyn Wahl, volunteer with the Sea Turtle Conservation Center.
Scientists with USGS swam about 80 yards to an artificial reef, where they began searching for turtles to tag either with satellite tags on their shells or smaller flipper tags.
“These (reefs) have been in since 2012, and I’m still surprised at how many people don’t know they’re out there,” volunteer Jeff Meyer said…
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Photo from Devon Ravine/Daily News.
