$100m for US Gulf of Mexico restoration projects
While the BP oil spill clearly adversely affected kemp's ridley sea turtles, its important to remember that it also impacted many other aspects of GOM marine life. Some steps towards mitigating that damage were announced today. #.VGpVWsntV8E Oiled Kemp's ridley from the BP oil spill. Photo from
Second International Kemp’s Ridley Symposium
In light of the recent apparent downturn in population sizes for Kemp's ridley sea turtles, the Second International Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle Symposium was held this week in Brownsville, Texas ahead of its originally scheduled 2015 ; 2015 would mark the 30th anniversary of the the first Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle ; But with population downturns and drastic funding slashes, organizers felt it was important to hold the meeting earlier than ; TMTR was there and presented one talk and one poster about our ; A great time was had - as well as some important ; A lot was accomplished in a very short time period and we are very thankful to all who organized the ; Plus, the food was outstanding!
Sea Turtle Funding Dries Up
Plotkin and Bernardo outline the current funding crisis for research on the endangered Kemp's ridley sea turtle.