Marine Debris Removal in Florida Waters Helps Sea Turtles
The Florida Trustee Implementation Group’s Reducing Threats to Sea Turtles through In-water Marine Debris Removal along Florida’s Gulf Coast project completed a successful four-day cruise this summer. The 2024 Marquesas Marine Debris Removal Cruise collected more than 7,000 pounds of debris from the coral reefs in and around the Marquesas Keys in the Key West National Wildlife Refuge, located 25 miles west of Key West. The Marquesas are known to have high densities of green sea turtles and are one of the few places along the Continental United States known to have foraging adults.
Learn more at the Florida Trustee Implementation Group's latest Gulf Spill Restoration news update >>
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