Agenda

FWC and Federal Partners

Time	Presentations
9:00	Welcome. Ron Mezich, FWC
9:05	Update on 2019 Marine Turtle Nesting Season in Florida. Luciano Soares, FWC
9:35	Update on Florida's Sea Turtle Stranding Trends. Corey Lloyd, FWC
9:50	Rehabilitation Update. Meghan Koperski, FWC
10:05	FWC Web-based Reporting. Tonya Long, FWC
10:20	FWC Marine Debris Program. Jennifer McGee, FWC
10:30	Break
10:45	Beach Mice and Shorebirds. Emily Evans, FWC
11:05	Sea Turtle Updates from the Federal Side: NOAA and USFWS. Barbara Schroeder, NOAA and Ann Marie Lauritsen, USFWS
11:25	NW Florida Coastal Happenings. Patty Kelly, USFWS NW Florida Field Office
11:40	Rebuilding Tyndall with Coastal Resiliency Considerations. Melanie Kaeser, USFWS Tyndall AFB
11:55	Questions from Morning Session
12:00	Lunch
1:30	Wildlife Alert. Captain Travis Franklin, FWC Law Enforcement
1:45	Panhandle Nesting Beaches. Meg Lamont and Ray Carthy, UF/USGS
2:05	Gulf World Sea Turtle Programs. Lauren Albrittain, Gulf World Marine Park
2:15	Sea Turtle Conservation and Coastal Park Management in Florida. Lauren Barr, Aaron Crews, Katie Slattery, Thomas Ankersen, UF College of Law Conservation Clinic and Gary Appelson, STC
2:30	Gulf Islands National Seashore Programs. Jennifer Manis, Gulf Islands National Seashore
2:45	Status and Future of Light Pollution Management on Florida Beaches: Results of a Strategic Planning Workshop. Cynthia J. Lagueux (ACCSTR), Robbin N. Trindell (FWC), Cathi L. Campbell (ACCSTR), Alan B. Bolten (ACCSTR), and Karen A. Bjorndal (ACCSTR)
2:55	Questions for afternoon session
3:00	Break

Marine Turtle Grant Presentations

Time	Presentations
3:30	Sea Turtle Tag Update. David Godfrey, Sea Turtle Conservancy
4:00	Assessment of Marine Turtle Nesting Habitat at Pocket Beaches in Florida. Kristen Sella and Mariana Fuentes, Florida State University
4:15	Brevard Zoo Sea Turtle Healing Center Expansion. Dr. Trevor Zachariah, Brevard Zoo Sea Turtle Hospital
4:30	Guided Sea Turtle Walks with Night Vision Technology. Melissa McIntyre, Stella Maris Environmental Research
4:45	Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta) Incubation Temperatures on a Florida Panhandle Beach, USA. Megan S. Lamb, Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve
5:00	The Effects of Local Climate on Caretta caretta Hatchling Output. Natalie Montero, Mariana Fuentes, Florida State University and Simona Ceriani, FWC
5:15	Adjourn

FWC = Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

USFWS = U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

NOAA = National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration

UF = University of Florida

USGS = U.S. Geological Survey

STC = Sea Turtle Conservancy

ACCSTR = Archie Carr Center for Sea Turtle Research

2020 Presentations and Agenda

FWC and Federal Partners

Marine Turtle Grant Presentations