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Upcoming events and expos

24 Jun 2009 - 20:00 - 5 Jul 2009 - 08:00

Montserrat's 1st annual Dive Festival

Montserrat, Caribbean

Upcoming events and expos

3 Jul 2009 - 04:00 - 5 Jul 2009 - 13:00

Malaysia Interrnational Dive Expo

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Workshops and guided trips

3 Jul 2009 - 13:11 - 15 Jul 2009 - 13:11

Eco Divers & Tony White workshop – for seriously improved photos

Eco Divers' Kima Bajo Resort & Spa, Bunaken, Indonesia

Upcoming events and expos

10 Jul 2009 - 17:00 - 20 Jul 2009 - 01:00

Dominica announces the 16th annual Dive Fest

Dominica, the Caribbean

Upcoming events and expos

12 Aug 2009 - 03:07 - 20 Aug 2009 - 17:00

Sail Bunaken

Bunaken, Indonesia

Workshops and guided trips

31 Oct 2009 - 11:00 - 9 Nov 2009 - 19:00

Muck and Macro - Mark Webster

Lembeh Straits, Indonesia

Upcoming events and expos

4 Nov 2009 - 17:00 - 8 Nov 2009 - 00:00

DEMA 2009

Orlando, Florida

Latest articles

Behaviour

A thirst for blood sparks toxic algal blooms

Corals

Corals stay close to home

Sharks

Cancun welcomes new Whale Shark Biosphere Reserve

Discoveries

Battle Marine Debris on Project AWARE’s International Cleanup Day, 19 September

Loss of Habitat

Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System enters UNESCO’s Danger List

Officials in Florida sees increase in sea turtle nests

A dramatic increase in the number of loggerhead sea turtle nests locally is good news.

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A Loggerhead Turtle returns to the sea after laying her eggs on Otter Island.

Source: Naples Daily News | Naples Daily News

| 01-07-2009

A slight increase statewide, however, does not reflect the drastic decline during the past 20 years and officials say this year’s numbers don’t reflect a trend, research shows.

Biggest Leatherback Turtle Population Found

Stiff sentences for turtle poachers

Turtle summit by candle light

Kemp’s ridley sea turtle nesting season underway

Florida’s loggerhead nest counts during the 2008 season were slightly higher than counts in 2007, which were the lowest nesting levels in the 20-year history of this monitoring program, according to information on Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s Wildlife Research Institute (FWRI).

“Last year for instance on Fort Myers Beach we had eight nests,” said Eve Haverfield, founder of Turtle Time which is the permit holder for Fort Myers beach, Bonita Beach, Bunche Beach and Big Hickory Island. “This year I had 44. Last year we ended up with 397 total hatchlings. This year we had 2,294.”