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Sea Turtles at Mon Repos, Australia

Saturday, November 9, 2013: 11:30 AM - 12:20 PM
Borgne (Sheraton New Orleans Hotel)
Lauren Goldsworthy , Florida Atlantic University
Sea turtles are an important indicator of our oceans' health. Monitoring their numbers is crucial. For the past 46 years scientists at Mon Repos in Bundaberg, Australia have been gathering important data that has allowed scientists to see a fluctuation in nesting female sea turtle populations.