WaterNotes

I was probably a manatee in a past life. How do I know?  I won’t SCUBA dive into anything other than warm sauna-like conditions and I eat a lot of salads.  Ok, perhaps this isn’t the most convincing of arguments, but these marine mammals are my favorite in the world, as regular WaterNotes readers well [...]

I’m not sure how I missed out on this great video, but watch above as SeaWorld Orlando and the Loggerhead Marinelife Center team up to release hatchling loggerheads given a second chance at survival after being picked up by park rangers at the Canaveral National Seashore following their wash-in due to tremendous storm surges from [...]

Clearwater Marine Aquarium’s rescued superstar bottlenose dolphin Winter now has her own children’s book. Winter’s Tail: How One Little Dolphin Learned to Swim Again launched today, written by the Hatkoff’s who brought us the adorable Owen & Mzee story I’ve used in several zoo classroom environments.
Winter was brought in by Hubbs-SeaWorld Research [...]

At the close of September I caught wind of a wonderful development for sea turtle conservation that went into effect at the beginning of the month. Starting September 1st all sea turtles are protected from hunting in Bahamian waters. Previously only hawksbill turtles enjoyed this type of protection from the Bahamian government but [...]

Mote Marine Laboratory’s Sea Turtle Conservation and Research Program had fantastic news to report from their adventures in nesting season this past weekend. An actively nesting Kemp’s Ridley turtle was found on Casey Key in Sarasota County by a beachgoer and photographs were sent directly to Mote for identification. Mote confirmed the ID [...]