Sea turtle monitoring, nest evaluation, and protection measures for Casey Key 2009.

Tucker, Tony; Welsh, Ryan; Mazzarella, Kristen; Garrett, Kendra; Hirsch, Sarah

dc.contributor.author	Tucker, Tony
dc.contributor.author	Welsh, Ryan
dc.contributor.author	Mazzarella, Kristen
dc.contributor.author	Garrett, Kendra
dc.contributor.author	Hirsch, Sarah
dc.date.accessioned	2010-04-01T12:46:29Z
dc.date.available	2010-04-01T12:46:29Z
dc.date.issued	2009-12-18
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2075/1459
dc.description	78 p. pdf. Includes table of contents, bibliographic references, appendices, tables, charts, maps, photographs and illus.	en
dc.description.abstract	This report summarizes sea turtle monitoring by Mote Marine Laboratory's Sea Turtle Conservation and Research Program for the Casey Key, Florida, shoreline in 2009. Casey Key shoreline contains 11.8 km (7.3 mi) of sea turtle nesting habitat. Loggerhead turtles accounted for 98.2% of sea turtle activity, green turtles 1.5% and Kemp's ridley turtles the remaining 0.3%.	en
dc.description.sponsorship	Sarasota County Environmental Services, Coastal Resources, Sarasota, Florida.	en
dc.format.extent	2970761 bytes
dc.format.mimetype	application/pdf
dc.language.iso	en_US	en
dc.publisher	Mote Marine Laboratory, Sarasota, FL.	en
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Mote Technical Report ;	en
dc.relation.ispartofseries	No. 1434	en
dc.subject	marine turtles	en
dc.subject	sea turtles	en
dc.subject	loggerhead turtle	en
dc.subject	green turtle	en
dc.subject	Kemp's ridley turtle	en
dc.subject	Caretta caretta	en
dc.subject	Chelonia mydas	en
dc.subject	Lepidochelys kempii	en
dc.subject	Casey Key (Florida)	en
dc.title	Sea turtle monitoring, nest evaluation, and protection measures for Casey Key 2009.	en
dc.type	Technical Report	en