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Removing marine debris from nesting beaches can help baby sea turtles increase their chances of survival. Humans discard unwanted fishing gear in the open ocean and tons of our plastic trash floats on the ocean’s surface, where the young turtles spend most of their time.
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Follow the Blue Seafood Guide as a guide for seafood consumption in Japan. Download the Seafood Watch App as a guide for seafood consumption. in the US.
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Take pictures of sea turtles (left and right profile and dorsal view) to help create a database to identify individuals, thereby being able to track local turtle populations and their trends, and also identify potential sea turtle hotspots and prioritize their conservation. Submit the sightings here
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Plastic bags are petroleum-based and do not biodegrade.Sea turtles and other marine creatures mistake plastics and other garbage as food (such as jellyfish) and ingest it. This mistake causes blockages within their digestive system and eventual death.
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Conducting surveys (nesting surveys, by-catch surveys, sighting surveys) and submitting the data can help researchers gain insight of sea turtle populations spatially and temporally.
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Instead of using plastic bottles, disposable plastic straws and utensils, bring your own bottle, use stainless steel and paper straws and bring your own utensils (forks, knives, spoons and chopsticks)
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Now that you know about what can be done to help sea turtles, educate your friends and people around you about this issue
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Bring a net and pick up any trash you encounter when you dive or snorkel