Sea Turtles of Okinawa

Learn about sea turtles in Okinawa – Okinawa Natural Monument Talk Series

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By jhjanicki on Monday,October 24th, 2016 in Announcement, Awareness, Conservation, No Comments

On October 22, 2016, as part of a series of talks related to the natural monuments of Okinawa (沖縄の天然記念物シーリズ講演), Dr. Kawazu from the Churaumi Research Center gave a presentation about sea turtles in Okinawa. Specifically, he talked about sea turtle nesting in Japan, the six species of sea turtles that are found in Okinawa and […]

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Reduce your plastic use as a first step to save sea turtles

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By jhjanicki on Friday,October 7th, 2016 in Awareness, Conservation, Marine Debris, Research, No Comments

Marine debris is mostly made up of plastic. We have over 5.25 trillion particles of plastic in our oceans. Marine animals suffer tremendously from our increased consumption of non-biodegradable plastic and the various practices we undertake. For example, offshore garbage dumping by ships at sea was legal until the 1980s. Massive balloon launches is also […]

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