green sea turtles

• Green sea turtles

• Green Sea Turtles Hawaiian Treasure

While Hawaiian green sea turtles (honu) are still a threatened species, they are not that hard to find in Kahalu'u Bay. Turtles swim and feed in the waters off Kahalu'u Beach and plod along the bottom of the tidal pool of the adjacent Keauhou Beach Resort in Kona on the west side of Hawaii, the Big Island.

• Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
• June 17, 2007

• Endangered Species; File Nos. 15661, 10027, and 15685

Notice is hereby given that NMFS has issued two permits and one permit modification to take green (Chelonia mydas) and hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata) sea turtles for scientific research. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for information regarding permittees.

• Federal Register Nbr. 77 FR 13097, March 05, 2012
• Notices
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

• `Still Green' lands in Worcester; Sea turtles nearly sunk production by local filmmakers.

Byline: Nancy Sheehan In spite of its eco-sounding title, "Still Green" is not an environmental movie about, say, the plight of sea turtles. Espec...

• Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA)
• Nbr. 2009, January 2009

• Endangered Species; File No. 16174

Notice is hereby given that Michael Salmon, Ph.D., Florida Atlantic University, 777 Glades Road, P.O. Box 3091, Boca Raton, FL 33431, has been issued a permit to take green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) for the purposes of scientific research.

• Federal Register Nbr. 76 FR 71515, November 18, 2011
• Notices
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

• The Color Lavender Soothing Purple Herb Lends Flavor As Well As Fragrance

Ah, Maui. The name conjures up memories of the lunar-like volcano, soft sand beaches, shy green sea turtles, umbrella- accented mai tais and a fragrant lavender farm. Lavender?

• The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
• August 28, 2008

• Endangered and threatened species: Atlantic green and hawksbill turtles— Critical habitat designation,

• FR, September 02, 1998
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• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

• Celebrate Earth Day by Doing Your Part

Fifty years ago this year, a group of concerned citizens launched the world's first sea turtle conservation effort. Today, half a century after the nonprofit Caribbean Conservation Corporation (CCC) began studying and protecting sea turtles in Costa Rica, green turtle populations at CCC 's project site in Tortuguero have grown by over 500%. I think of sea turtles as the ambassadors of the sea," said David Godfrey, executive director of Caribbean Conservation Corporation. "Whether sea turtles vanish from the planet or remain a wild and thriving part of the natural world will speak volumes about the health of the planet and mankind's ability to coexist with the diversity of life on Earth. Over 50 years ago, CCC launched the global movement to save sea turtles and now conducts the longes...

• La Prensa; San Antonio, Tex.
• June 14, 2010

• San Gabriel River Draws Endangered Sea Turtles

LONG BEACH - A colony of green sea turtles lurking in the San Gabriel River? Scientists say it's true. Biologists believe a colony of seven to 15 green sea turtles was likely lured by the warm-water discharge from a power plant on the San Gabriel River.

• Press Telegram
• September 03, 2008

• Endangered Species; File No. 16146

Notice is hereby given that Kristen Hart, Ph.D., U.S. Geological Survey, Southeast Ecological Science Center, Davie Field Office, Davie, FL has been issued a permit to take loggerhead (Caretta caretta), green (Chelonia mydas), and hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata) sea turtles for the purposes of scientific research.

• Federal Register Nbr. 77 FR 1062, January 09, 2012
• Notices
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

• Assistant Professor Leaves to Study, Returns with a Passion

Stephen G. Dunbar, an assistant professor of biology at Loma Linda University, went to Roatan, Honduras to study hermit crabs and other crustaceans. He returned with a passion for saving the endangered hawksbill and green sea turtles. For the past year, Dunbar has been working with Larry and Carol Stevenson, who own and operate the Reef House Resort in Roatan. The Stevensons had been purchasing the endangered sea turtles from local fisherman, in hopes of saving them from being eaten as a local delicacy or being killed for their unique shells.

• The Sun (San Bernardino, CA)
• September 11, 2006