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Our monitoring area averages 120 nests per season with each nest containing a range of 100 to 110 eggs. Nesting begins in May and the last nest will usually hatch by the end of October. When the hatchlings emerge, we ensure they make it safely to water.

When the nests are ready to hatch, they are covered and monitored from 10 pm until 2 am.

We also GPS-locate the nest for study and daily observation. Once we find these tracks, we locate the egg cavity and mark off the nest site for further observation. Staff, interns and volunteers are trained to recognize the tracks left behind by nesting females.

We take early morning patrols to locate new nesting sites and late night patrols to check existing nests for hatchlings.

We have been selected by Pinellas County to monitor nearly 26 miles of coast line to report on any sea turtle nesting activity. The dual mission of releasing injured and sick turtles back into the wild, while ensuring as many hatchlings as possible, helps to save these species from extinction.

Our educational programs include school field trips, classroom visits, on-site class programs, custom remote broadcasts, sleep overs, camps and industry education.

They connect, they give to us, they inspire. What we have realized through Winter, is that our mission does so much more than rescue the animals, it saves the lives of the people they touch. The work we do to save animals, the strength of our animals to overcome monumental obstacles, the lives we change. When this isn’t possible, we provide long term residential care. We rescue and rehabilitate injured and ill animals with the aim of releasing them back into their natural habitat. We protect the growth of the endangered sea turtle population by guarding a 26-mile stretch of beach within Pinellas County. We collaborate on scientific research to better understand animal behavior, illness, treatment and the prevention of animal decline. We educate young people on the preservation and conservation of our animals and environment. We inspire the human spirit, through the animals and their stories of survival, which touch all of us. St.Clearwater Marine Aquarium is fundamentally a hospital for sick and injured marine life.New York State Zoo at Thompson Park – 50% Off.Great Explorations Children’s Museum – 50% Off.Bishop Museum of Science and Nature – 50% Off.0 if you have any questions about your membership or booking tickets at CMA during this time.ĥ0% off general admission to the following attractions: Please contact the partner organizations below to see if the attraction is currently open and offering Reciprocal Admissions before you visit. Working with scientific and conservation partners, we protect marine animals and their habitats. Research efforts to better understand animal behavior, illness, treatment and endangered species protection.Our mission and potential to change lives differentiates CMA from any other aquarium. CMA’s efforts to connect with children and adults all over the world who have been inspired by the rescued animals at CMA.CMA’s Sea Turtle Conservation Program that monitors approximately 21 miles of Pinellas County beaches during sea turtle nesting season and continually raises awareness in the community with regard to sea turtle conservation.Education for over 10,000 campers each year and support for educational outreach programs.Marine life rescue, rehabilitation and release.Animal care (food, medical care, shelter) for over 50 non-releasable, resident animals.Your membership will help support CMA’s mission of marine life rescue, rehabilitation and release, along with our animal care, conservation, education and research programs.

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