Insights on Disturbance of Florida Green Sea Turtles By Boating Activity in the Crystal Bay Area

If you’ve been boating off Crystal River before, chances are you have seen a green sea turtle from the boat. Join us for this talk by Trent about his research on turtle response to boating activity.

This extension webinar series aims to communicate and catalog research happening along the Nature Coast, but especially along the southern portion that is encompassed by the Nature Coast Aquatic Preserve (Citrus, Hernando, and Pasco County waters). Talks will last 30-40 minutes and the remainder of the time will be for Q&A and discussion. Recordings will be archived on a public website.

The University of Florida (UF), Florida Sea Grant, and UF/IFAS Extension work closely with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) within the regional Aquatic Preserves of the Nature Coast. Funding from FDEP supports UF to carry out monitoring (including Project COAST) and other programs within the Nature Coast Aquatic Preserve (NCAP) under the guidance of Regional Manager Tim Jones and the Regional FDEP management team. NCAP is managed by FDEP’s Office of Resilience and Coastal Protection. The views, statements, findings, conclusions and recommendations expressed herein are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the State of Florida or any of their sub-agencies.