Florida Sea Turtle Grants Program

2005-2006 Grant Funded Projects


Research Projects  |  Education Projects  |  Conservation Projects

Grant #

Organization - Manager

Project Title

Amount


Research Projects

05-005R
Active
Summary

University of Central Florida
- Dr. John Fauth

Historical and Current Associations between Agricultural Biocide and Fibropapillomatosis in Green Turtles (Chelonia mydas)

$22,695.00

05-007R
Completed
Summary

University of Central Florida
- Dr. Christopher Parkinson

Integrative Marine Turtle Conservation in Florida and the Middle East

$13,193.00

05-014R
Completed
Summary

Marinelife Center of Juno Beach
- Lawrence Wood

A Preliminary Assessment of Hawksbill Sea Turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata) in Palm Beach County Waters - Year 2

$8,483.47

05-016R
Completed
Summary

Mote Marine Laboratory
- Dr. Deborah Fauquier

Investigation of Brevetoxin Induced Morbidity and Mortality in Stranded Sea Turtles from Central West Florida

$22,360.00

05-019R
Completed
Summary

University of Alabama at Birmingham
- Dr. Thane Wibbels

Simultaneous Evaluation of Loggerhead Nesting Beach Temperatures Throughout Florida: Implications for Population Sex Ratio

$5,428.00

05-026R
Active
Summary

East Coast Biologists, Inc.
- Karen Holloway-Adkins

The Nearshore Reefs as a Developmental Habitat for Green Turtles: Costs, Benefits and Resources

$11,671.00

05-028R
Completed
Summary

Palm Beach County Department of Environmental Resources Management
- Paul Davis

Population Assessment of Sea Turtles in Lake Worth Lagoon

$19,000.00

05-031R
Completed
Summary

University of Florida, Florida Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit
- Russell Scarpino

Population Structure of a Loggerhead Turtle (Caretta caretta) Nesting Colony in Northwest Florida as Determined Through Mitochondrial DNA Analyses

$7,525.38

05-032R
Active
Summary

University of Florida, College of Veterinary Medicine
- Dr. Elliott Jacobson

Establishing Plasma Biochemical and Hematocrit Reference Intervals for Sea Turtles in Florida - Year 2

$22,271.00

05-033R
Completed
Summary

The Florida Aquarium - Dr. Tonya Clauss

Pharmacokinetics of Meloxicam in Loggerhead Sea Turtles (Caretta caretta)

$13,070.40


Education Projects

05-002E
Completed
Summary

City of Marco Island
- Nancy Richie

The City of Marco Island Sea Turtle Conservation Public Education Outreach

$2,945.00

05-004E
Completed
Summary

Collier County Environmental Services Dept.
- Maura Kraus

Collier County Sea Turtle Protection Public Education Program

$3,800.00

05-009E
Completed
Summary

South Walton Turtle Watch
- Sharon Maxwell

Development of a Turtle Toolkit

$7,875.00

05-010E
Completed
Summary

St. Lucie County
- William Hoeffner

Smithsonian Marine Ecosystem Exhibit

$5,000.00

05-017E
Completed
Summary

Caribbean Conservation Corporation
- Daniel Evans

NESTS (Neighbors Ensuring Sea Turtle Survival)

$18,500.00

05-018E
Completed
Summary

Volusia Sea Turtle Society, Inc
- Marye Marshall

Loggerhead Lectures for Locals & Visitors

$4,431.50

05-020E
Completed
Summary

The Ocean Conservancy
- Jessica Koelsch

Beachgoers Sea Turtle Education Program

$5,941.00

05-022E
Completed
Summary

Brevard County Parks & Recreation
- Brandon Smith

Enhancement of Marine Turtle Education Program at Riverwalk Nature Center

$3,528.98

05-029E
Completed
Summary

Brevard County Environmentally Endangered Lands Program
- Katrina Morrell

Barrier Island Ecosystem Center Exhibitry Project

$20,000.00


Conservation & Rehabilitation Projects

05-006C
Complete
Summary

Charlotte County Environmental Services
- Robert Hebert

Manasota Key Roadway Lighting Project

$19,760.00

05-011C
Completed
Summary

Hidden Harbor Marine Environmental Project (The Turtle Hospital)
- Richie Moretti

Maintenance of Isolation/Quarantine Unit and Request for Reagents and Freezer

$9,000.00

05-027C
Complete
Summary

The Florida Aquarium
- Dr. Ilze Berzins

Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Facility Expansion and Development

$6,972.52

05-034C
Complete
Summary

Sea Turtle Preservation Society
- Nancy Yates

STPS Education, Turtle Watch, Stranding and Salvage Equipment

$5,000.00

Total Awarded

 

 

$258,451.25



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