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Archie Carr Center for Sea Turtle Research

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seeking innovative solutions for sea turtle conservation through research and education
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Photo by Walter Stafford
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Long-term Studies are Essential

Sea turtles are slow-growing and long-lived. As a result, studies on these species must also stretch over decades.

Photo by Stephen Connett
Photo by Sandy Vogeli

Students are the Future

The involvement of graduate students in our research ensures that, while answering critical questions in sea turtle biology, we are also educating future sea turtle biologists and conservationists.

Photo by Barbara Crouchley
Photo by Mariantu Robles

A Global Network of Collaborators

These interactions allow us to pursue research and conservation initiatives more effectively in the international arena and to exchange graduate students and biologists.

What’s New

Joe Pfaller’s paper published in PLOS ONE

Joe and colleagues published their paper “Accounting for imperfect detection is critical for inferring marine turtle nesting population trends” in PLOS ONE (2013) 8(4): e62326.  

Mike Frick and Joe Pfaller co-author book chapter

Mike and Joe have co-authored a chapter entitled “Sea Turtle Epibiosis” in the book The Biology of Sea Turtles, Volume III.  

Joe Pfaller receives research grants from the PADI Foundation and the Department of Biology, UF

Joe has received two more grants in support of his research on the global genetic relationships of rafting crabs, which are often found riding on sea turtles. The PADI Foundation [...]

ACCSTR received a grant from the Florida Sea Turtle Grants Program

The ACCSTR received a grant (March 2012) for $25,000 from the Florida Sea Turtle Grants Program, which is funded by the sales of the sea turtle specialty license plate.  The [...]

About the ACCSTR

Sea turtles face ever-increasing threats from a staggering array of sources as human populations grow, coastal habitats are developed, and marine habitats are degraded. Only through research can we hope to obtain the information necessary to counteract these threats and ensure the survival of these magnificent creatures.

The Archie Carr Center for Sea Turtle Research (ACCSTR) at the University of Florida was established in 1986 as a Center of Excellence by the University Board of Regents of the State of Florida in recognition of the outstanding achievements and pioneering research of the late Archie Carr.

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Report a Tag

Tags are affixed to sea turtles by programs around the world to learn more about many aspects of their biology including migratory patterns, growth rates, survival, and reproductive output. Information on sightings of tagged turtles is critical information for these studies.

If you see a turtle with a tag, here's how you can help.

Sea Turtle News

Stranded sea turtle treament includes acupuncture - Capecodonline

May 20, 2013

Costa Rica Has a Sea Turtle Egg-Poaching Problem - Yahoo! News

May 20, 2013

Sea turtle swims again with pioneering dive belt - Examiner.com

May 20, 2013

First Hawksbill sea turtles spotted at Saadiyat Beach - Emirates 24/7

May 20, 2013

Floating ocean garbage, boats endanger sea turtles - Palm Beach Post (blog)

May 19, 2013

Sea Turtle Comeback: Giant Leatherback Numbers Rebound In Parts Of ... - Huffington Post

May 18, 2013

1st Loggerhead Sea Turtle Nest Of The Season In Georgia Found - The Chattanoogan

May 17, 2013

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