Satellite Tracking Helps Sea Turtles Thrive
Patient Tracking
The Florida Aquarium believes that our sea turtle rehabilitation efforts do not end when our patients are ready for release. We strive to ensure that they are able to thrive after their reintroduction to the open water. One way we do this is by monitoring post-release behavior via a satellite tracking tag that is attached to their shell. These tags provide critically important information about diving, feeding, migratory and activity patterns all while recording environmental data such as water temperatures. This data allows us to better understand post-recovery behavioral patterns and provides key insight for future rehabilitation and conservation efforts.
Meet our current and formerly rehabbed sea turtles and track their locations below!
Proud Partners
The Florida Aquarium uses a comprehensive conservation approach that amplifies our expertise, leverages partnerships and maximizes our ability to successfully protect sea turtles and restore their populations. We are proud to partner with the below agencies and organizations.
All sea turtle rehabilitation work conducted by The Florida Aquarium is done with the approval of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission under conditions not harmful to marine turtles and authorized under conservation activities pursuant to FWC MTP-25-179.