Sentences with phrase «sea turtles live»

To give an extreme example, sea turtles live for around a century.

The Wildlife Conservation Society, in conjunction with the Belize Department of Fisheries, have been conducting field research on sea turtles living in the coral reefs in and around Glover's Reef Atoll since 2007.

Makaha has become a popular snorkeling and diving spot for the Sea Turtles living just beyond the reef.

Not exact matches

The Los Angeles - based brand's Evolution Series jackets and board shorts are produced from Econyl, a fiber manufactured from 100 percent regenerated nylon waste materials, including so - called «ghost nets» — lost or abandoned fishing nets that jeopardize dolphins, sea turtles and other marine life.

70 % of plastics aren't recycled, and thus end up in landfill, the sea, or in the stomach of birds, turtles, and sea life;

Give your children an unforgettable experience — snorkel or scuba dive the crystal - clear, warm waters of the Florida Keys to view the only living coral reef in the continental U.S. Head to John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park and the adjacent Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, where kids can see brain corals and sea fans up - close and swim with rays, turtles and tropical fish.

Our wildlife sanctuaries around the state are living laboratories where scientists, naturalists, and volunteers monitor and measure a wide range of natural occurrences from stranded sea turtles to osprey migration to salamander counts.

Their goal: to save the lives of sea turtles.

Today, new tagging methods are quickly shedding light on what scientists once called the «lost years» — the early years of a sea turtle's life when their migration patterns were mostly unknown.

A sea turtle's life begins in darkness.

For their study, the researchers looked at three sets of fossils (now housed in museums in Denmark, England, and Texas) of widely disparate creatures from different eras: a leatherback turtle that lived about 55 million years ago, a large predator called a mosasaur that lived about 86 million years ago, and an ichthyosaur that swam the seas between 190 million and 196 million years ago.

That makes the animal among the largest sea turtles ever to have lived.

The enormous, solitary leatherback sea turtle spends most of its long life at sea.

Not so long ago, the lives of sea turtles were largely a mystery.

A study in the journal Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment notes that reflected light — off of buildings or roadways — can be as disruptive to animal behavior as the direct light that attracts sea turtle hatchlings to begin life in the wrong direction.

To learn more about the mysterious lives of sea turtles, researchers attached tiny satellite trackers to young turtles and set them free in the open ocean.

Because the reproductive value is highest for sea turtles that have reached or are approaching maturity, management strategies protecting these life stages from human threats are critical.

Dr Kristian Metcalfe, lead author from the Centre for Ecology and Conservation (CEC) at the University of Exeter who undertook the coastal survey with colleagues, said: «Conservation efforts for sea turtles can be hampered by their migratory life cycles, which carry them across jurisdictional boundaries and international waters.

Hirayama noticed that the bones in its limbs were not fused into rigid paddles as they are in living sea turtles.

Specifically, they looked at two long - term warming and cooling cycles whose effect on sea turtles hadn't been investigated, one in the Pacific where Japanese turtles spend their formative years, and another in the Atlantic, where young Floridian turtles live.

«The most vulnerable part of a sea turtle's life is the first few years,» says Frank Paladino, a marine biologist at Indiana - Purdue University in Fort Wayne.

Tomorrow, a team will report in Nature the discovery of the most primitive turtle fossils yet found, and the data suggest that the newly identified species lived in the sea.

Prescott's team sends the living turtles, often packed in banana boxes, to a sea turtle hospital in Quincy, Massachusetts, run by the New England Aquarium.

And there is always a «by - catch» where sea turtles, dolphins, and other marine life is incidentally caught and killed during fishing.

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Click any of the photographs for more information about the lives of frogfish, cleaning gobies, turtles, sharks, and many other sea creatures and be sure to check out the anatomy of the seahorse.

«This is true for sea turtles, human beings — all living things.

Lives of the Ancient Mariner This page contains a description of the nesting habits of sea turtles in Florida.

Some sea turtles are herbivores, eating sea grasses and algae, while others are omnivores, eating other small sea life such as fish, jellyfish, and shrimp.

The angel fish, puffer fish, jelly fish, turtle, butterfly fish, clown fish, and sting ray are sea life that would swim in the ocean.

Other marine life is also featured in breathtaking shots of sea turtles, dazzling fish, and giant clams.

During her three years living on Grand Cayman, she volunteered and participated in various local projects, such as the Blue Iguana Recovery Project, the Guy Harvey Foundation stingray census, and green sea turtle studies at the local Cayman Turtle Farm.

Major responsibilities include primary medical care of collection animals (e.g., implementing preventative medicine program, performing clinical exams and emergency response, reviewing water quality and life support system function), case management leadership for National Aquarium Animal Rescue animals (primarily sea turtles and seals), a research project for publication, and veterinary student training.

Researchers found that the longest - lived animals, like sea turtles, contain large amounts of SOD, while shorter - lived animals, such as mice, contain only small amounts.

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Defined by unspoilt rainforests, pristine coral water, and marine life such as herons, green sea turtles, dugongs and a myriad of colourful fish; Hinchinbrook Island is really a nature lover's paradise.

The Maui Ocean Center offers opportunities to dive among its collection of sharks, enjoy the nation's largest collection of coral, marvel at enormous sea turtles and, not to be missed, surround yourself with the extraordinary colors of sea life swimming all around you as you make your way through the acrylic tunnel slicing its way through 750,000 gallons of water.

Explore the warm, clear blue waters and swim amongst the tropical fish and marine life, which include the always popular clownfish and sea turtles.

We'll anchor to swim in coves inhabited by green and hawksbill sea turtles and snorkel spots rich in tropical fish, rays, and other marine life.

Dedicated to educating and inspiring people to conserve the ocean and all its critters, the Aquarium gets you up close and personal with sea otters, sea horses, fish, turtles, moray eels and living coral.

A: Our tours regularly see lots of tropical fish, turtles, dolphins, sharks, and other types of sea life.

The wreck has become an artificial reef for a huge variety of marine life, including turtles, huge Queensland groupers (which grow to the size of small cars), rays, sea snakes, whales, and even bull sharks.

More than 200 marine species live in and around the reef, including leatherback sea turtles, moray eels, tiger and bull sharks, unique orange grouper, bat rays and galaxies of colorful fish.

Like many dives on the Great Barrier Reef, it is possible to see a host of marine life here including turtles, rays, sea snakes and groupers.

The boat captains will steer you to safe snorkelling sites where you can marvel at the abundant colourful sea life and try to catch a glimpse of a giant sea turtle.

It boasts hundreds of species of multicoloured sea life, including turtles and dolphins.

The underwater canyon of Seal Island boasts some of the region's best diving and chances to interact with sea lions, sea turtle, sharks and other marine life.

There are as many as 25 dive sites on the Gili Islands with varying topography and diverse marine life which includes reef sharks, turtles lionfish, cuttlefish, sea snakes, scorpion fish, octopus, moray eels, and many types of rays, among others.It is possible to dive in Gili Islands throughout the year, and the best time is between the month of May — October, during the dry season.

Glide across crystalline waters in a glass - bottom boat, spotting a breathtaking variety of marine life — from sea turtles and scorpionfish to feather stars and reef sharks.

This island is particularly known for its amazing snorkeling with vibrant marine life, including octopus, starfish, and even sea turtles.