Florida Sea Turtle Grants Program

2008-2009 Grant Funded Projects


Research Projects  |  Education Projects  |  Conservation Projects

Grant #

Organization - Project Manager

Project Title

Amount

Research Projects

08-003R
Active
Summary

University of South Florida
- Mya Breitbart

Shotgun Sequencing of Viruses Associated with Sea Turtle Fibropapillomatosis

$29,867.00

08-006R
Active
Summary

University of Georgia Research Foundation - Natural Resources
- Campbell Nairn

Genetic Population Structure of Green Turtles Nesting and Foraging in Florida

$24,542.00

08-018R
Active
Summary

Mote Marine Laboratory
- Tony Tucker

Southwest Florida Loggerhead Rookeries as a Collaborative Tagging Experiment: Wider Use of PIT Tags over Six Years to Improve Estimates of Survivorship, Tag Loss and Nest Site Fidelity

$5,580.00

08-019R
Active
Summary

Mote Marine Laboratory
- Tony Tucker

Clutch Frequency of Sea Turtles Residing on the Southwest Florida Shelf, Year 2

$28,520.00

08-021R
Active
Summary

University of Alabama at Birmingham
- Thane Whibbels

Implications of Temperature-Dependant Sex Determination for the Conservation & Biology of Loggerhead Sea Turtles in Florida

$6,961.00

08-029R
Active
Summary

University of Central Florida
- William Redfoot

Determining Long-term Movements of Juvenile Green Turtles in the Indian River Lagoon System

$13,440.00

08-033R
Active
Summary

University of Central Florida
- Dean Bagley

Satellite Tracking Juvenile Green Turtles (2008)

$19,344.00

08-037R
Active
Summary

University of Miami
- Michael Gaines

Mating System of Loggerhead Turtle (Caretta caretta) on St. George Island, Florida

$3,864.00


Education Projects

08-001E
Active
Summary

St. Lucie County 4-H Foundation
- Kenneth Gioeli

"Sea Turtle Friendly Practices" Public Education Campaign

$4,941.00

08-008E
Active
Summary

Sarasota County
- Keri Ferenc Nelson

Sarasota County Sea Turtle Education and Conservation Materials

$2,181.41

08-010E
Active
Summary

Gulf Specimen Marine Lab
- Jack Rudloe

What Sea Turtles Eat: An Educational Exhibit

$11,700.00

08-012E
Active
Summary

Brevard County Environmentally Endangered Lands Program
- Grace Foley

Sea Turtle Survival Game

$19,000.00

08-015E
Active
Summary

Caribbean Conservation Corporation
- Leslie Sprague

Barrier Island CenterEducation & Outreach Program

$28,980.00

08-017E
Active
Summary

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

The Turtle Hospital Educational Materials

$5,552.00

08-023E
Active
Summary

Loggerhead Marinelife Center
- Jennifer Royce

Promoting Sea Turtle Conservation by Improving Visitor Education

$21,837.78

08-028E
Active
Summary

University of Florida - Dept of Wildlife & Conserevation
- Mark Hostetler

Living With Sea Turtles

$10,500.00

08-031E
Active
Summary

Brevard County Parks & Recreation
- Brandon Smith

Sea Turtle Nesting Regulation Signs for Public Beach Access

$5,134.91

08-038E
Active
Summary

Caribbean Conservation Corporation
- Daniel R Evans

Florida Sea Turtle Educational Resource Warehouse Project

$29,900.00


Conservation & Rehabilitation Projects

08-007C
Active
Summary

Sarasota County
- Kenya Leonard

Sarasota County Partnership for Lighting Improvement - Phase II

$10,900.00

08-016C
Active
Summary

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

Replacement of Temporary Tanks - Gasoline Powered Water Pumps

$14,439.00

08-024C
Active
Summary

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

Blood Analysis Equipment - Microscopic Equipment - X-ray Scanner

$9,588.68

08-026C
Active
Summary

Gumbo Limbo Nature Center
- Kirt Rusenko

Embedded Roadway Lighting Program Enhancements

$13,910.00

08-034C
Active
Summary

University of Central Florida
- Llewellyn Ehrhart

Equipment to Continue a Long-term Juvenile Marine Turtle Population Structure & Abundance Study

$4,357.50

08-039C
Active
Summary

University of Florida - Archie Carr Center for Sea Turtle Research
- Dr. Karen Bjorndal

Preserving the Past to Save the Future

$18,900.00

08-040C
Active
Summary

The Conservancy of Southwest Florida
- Dave Addison

Feral Hog Management on Keewaydin Island, Florida; a Cooperative Project with Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve

$8,760.45

Total Awarded

 

 

$352,632.81



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