2024 Agenda
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All times are Eastern Standard Time (EST)
FWC and Federal Partners
| Time | Presentations |
|---|---|
| 9:00 | Welcome. Maria Merrill, FWC |
| 9:05 | Update on Florida's Sea Turtle Stranding Trends. Morgan Wideroff, FWC |
| 9:25 | Update on the 2023 Marine Turtle Nesting Season in Florida. Simona Ceriani, FWC |
| 9:55 | Marine Turtle Management Update. Robbin Trindell, FWC |
| 10:10 | Marine Debris Program. Jennifer McGee, FWC |
| 10:30 | Break |
| 10:55 | FWC Sea Turtle Lighting Team. Kristin Halley and Eric Seckinger, FWC |
| 11:10 | Update on Florida's Shorebirds. FWC |
| 11:30 | Federal Sea turtle Updates. Karen Frutchey USFWS and Stacy Hargrove, NOAA |
| 11:50 | Questions from Morning Session |
| 12:00 | Lunch |
| 1:30 | Wildlife Alert Update. Patrick Walsh, Wildlife Alert |
| 1:45 | TBD |
| 2:00 | Brevard Zoo. Trevor Zachariah |
| 2:15 | TBD |
| 2:30 | TBD |
| 2:45 | Questions from Afternoon Session |
| 3:00 | Break |
Marine Turtle Grant Presentations
| Time | Presentations |
|---|---|
| 3:30 | Sea Turtle Tag Update. David Godfrey, Sea Turtle Conservancy |
| 3:50 | Displays at the Barrier Island Center telling the interconnecting stories of Doc Ehrhart, his students, sea turtles and the Carr Refuge. Nichole Perna |
| 4:05 | Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Ultrasound System. Bette Zirkelbach, The Turtle Hospital |
| 4:20 | TBD |
| 4:35 | Late-Season Sea Turtle Nesting in Central and South Brevard County, Florida. Erin Seney and Merope Moonstone |
| 4:50 | Questions |
| 5:00 | Adjourn |
FWC = Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
USFWS = U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
NOAA= National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration