2021
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Tuesday, February 9th, 2:00pm-4:00pm
| Time | Presentations |
|---|---|
| 2:00 | Arrival, Welcome and Introductions. Ron Mezich, Imperiled Species Management Section, FWC |
| 2:10 |
Update on 2020 Marine Turtle Nesting Season in Florida. Simona Ceriani, FWC |
| 2:40 |
Update on Florida’s Marine Turtle Stranding Trends. Sue Schaf, FWC |
| 2:55 |
Marine Turtle Management Update. Sarah Barrett, FWC |
| 3:10 |
Wildlife Alert Update. Travis Franklin, FWC |
| 3:30 |
FWC Marine Debris Program. Jennifer McGee, FWC |
| 3:45 | Question and Answer Session |
| 4:00 | Adjourn for the day |
FWC - Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Tuesday, February 9th, 4:00pm-6:00pm
| Workshop |
|---|
| Disorientation and ONA Survey123 Reporting (to begin @ 4:15PM) |
Wednesday, February 10th, 9:00am-11:00am
| Time | Presentations |
|---|---|
| 9:00 | Welcome. Robin Boughton, Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute, FWC |
| 9:05 |
Federal Government Update. Barbara Schroeder, National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration |
| 9:20 |
Using Satellite Tags to Measure True Clutch Frequency of Nesting Leatherback Turtles and Monitor Post-Season Movement. Kelly Martin, Florida Leatherbacks Inc. |
| 9:35 |
Life On Loggerheads: An Integrated Epibiosis Study to Assess Foraging Behavior, Reproductive Success and Habitats Of Northern Gulf of Mexico Loggerheads Nesting at St. George Island. Ian Silver-Gorges, Jeroen Ingels, and Mariana Fuentes, Florida State University |
| 9:50 |
Loggerhead Turtles in Northeastern Florida: Insights from Mitochondrial DNA and Nesting Dispersal. Brian Shamblin1, Simona Ceriani2, Scott Eastman3, Mary Duffy4, Mark Dodd5, Michelle Pate6, Matthew Godfrey7, and Campbell Nairn1 |
| 10:05 |
Sea Turtle Tag Update. David Godfrey, Sea Turtle Conservancy |
| 10:15 |
Immune Gene and Pathogen Drivers of Fibropapillomatosis in Florida Juvenile Green and Loggerhead Sea Turtles. Anna Savage, Katie Martin, and Kate Mansfield, University of Central Florida |
| 10:30 |
Establishing a Sea Turtle Protection Zone (STPZ). Katie O'Hara, Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Cynthia J. Lagueux and Cathi L. Campbell, University of Florida |
| 10:45 |
Project: S.H.E.L.L.: Immersive Storytelling as a Conservation Tool. Daniel Pimentel8, Ronald Baez9, Kevin Berriz8, Dylann Turffs8, and Sandeep Varry9. |
| 10:55 | Questions and Answers |
| 11:00 | Adjourn |
Wednesday, February 10th, 11:00am-1:00pm
| Workshop |
|---|
| Sea Turtle Stranding and Salvage Network (to begin @ 11:15AM |
1 Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia
2 Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
3 Florida Department of Environmental Protection
4 Amelia Island Sea Turtle Watch, Inc
5 Eastman Environmental
6 SCDNR Marine Turtle Conservation Program
7 NC Wildlife Resources Commission
8 Oregon Reality Lab, School of Journalism & Communication, University of Oregon
9 Yellow Wood Immersive