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Sea Turtle Staff
Sea turtle research is conducted by staff in Miami, Beaufort, Galveston, and Pascagoula, and much gear research is conducted from our Panama City Laboratory. Observer programs are managed by Galveston, Panama City and Miami Laboratories. The Sea Turtle program's work is done by the following dedicated professionals:
NOAA Fisheries Service Miami Laboratory
Miami, FL - Sea Turtle Team: Summary (February 2006)
- Contact -Christopher Sasso Chris.Sasso@noaa.gov
- Lisa Belskis
- Kate Mansfield
- Paul Richards
- Christopher Sasso
- Lesley Stokes
- Wendy Teas
NOAA Fisheries Service Beaufort Laboratory
Beaufort, NC - Protected Resources Branch: Summary (March 2008)
- Contact -Larisa Avens Larisa.Avens@noaa.gov
- Larisa Avens
- Joanne Braun McNeill
- April Goodman
- Lisa Goshe
NOAA Fisheries Service Mississippi Laboratories
Pascagoula, MS - Harvesting Systems Team: Summary (February 2006)
- Contact - John Mitchell John.Mitchell@noaa.gov
- John Mitchell
- Keith Bates
- Warren Brown
- Charles Bergmann
- Kendall Falana
- Jack Forrester
- Dan Foster
- Jeff Gearhart
- Dominy Hataway
- Nick Hopkins
- Drew Hopper
- Blake Price
- Lee Saxon
- Dale Stevens
Pascagoula, MS - Resources Surveys Branch:
Contact - Terry Henwood Terry.Henwood@noaa.gov
- Terry Henwood
- Karen Mitchell
NOAA Fisheries Service Galveston Laboratory
Galveston, TX - Protected Species Branch: Summary (Nov 2007)
- Contact - Roger Zimmerman Roger.Zimmerman@noaa.gov
- Roger Zimmerman
- Ben Higgins
- Cain Bustinza
- Lyndsey Howell
- Shelly Harkness
- Andy Krauss
- Josh Stewart
Galveston, TX - Fishery Management Branch:
Contact - Jim Nance James.M.Nance@noaa.gov
- Jim Nance
- Rebecca Benoit
- Pat Cryer
- Dennis Emiliani
- Estella Garcia
- Gregg Gitschlag
- Mike Harrelson
- Dennis Koi
- Frank Patella
- Elizabeth Scott-Denton
- Philip Smith
- Jo Anne Williams
More on Sea Turtles
- Southeast Turtle Program
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- Atlantic Sea Turtle Strategy
- Turtle Expert Working Group
- Atlantic Marine Assessment Program for Protected Species (AMAPPS)
- Cooperative
Marine Turtle Tagging Program

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Green Turtle
(Chelonia mydas)
Photo Credit: Andy Bruckner, NOAA
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