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Longboat Key Turtle Watch is a not-for-profit 501c3 organization and is permitted with FWC under Mote Marine Laboratory to perform activities related to sea turtle nesting.
The primary purposes of the Group are to support sea turtle conservation; educate the community via educational activities promoting the preservation of the sea turtle species; and provide education for volunteers through hands-on training, lectures, educational gatherings, and symposia; and to support permitted activities, including monitoring the habitat, nesting, and hatching of sea turtles on the Manatee County portion of Longboat Key.
Click here to read about a day in the life of a Longboat Key Turtle Watch volunteer.
Click here to read about LBKTW in the news and on TV!
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Sea Turtle Defender Club
Are you between the ages of 2 and 18? Are you interested in learning more about sea turtles? Join our Sea Turtle Defender Club today!
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To be added to our email list and receive notification of evening nest excavations, please go to www.tinyletter.com/LBKturtlenews
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