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Sea Turtles

Our research focuses mainly on the three sea turtle species most commonly encountered in North Carolina waters:

Juvenile loggerhead turtle
equipped with satellite transmitter
(Caretta caretta)
Photo Credit: SEFSC Beaufort Lab

• loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta)
• green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas)
• Kemp's ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys kempii)

Our primary research goals are to:

• Obtain estimates of growth rates, stage durations, and age
• Conduct in-water population studies
• Establish baseline health parameters
• Collect public sightings data
• Mitigate interactions with military activities and fisheries
• Investigate foraging ecology
  
  

loggerhead (Caretta caretta), green (Chelonia mydas), and Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii)
Photo Credit: SEFSC Beaufort Lab

More Information

• Publications on Sea Turtles from Beaufort Lab staff
• Sea Turtle Species Information