SoCal Sea Turtle Research & Conservation

NOAA SWFSC Marine Turtle Research Program

The scientists at the NOAA SWFSC Marine Turtle Program are responsible for studying the sea turtles in Southern California and beyond! Click on the link above to learn more about their groundbreaking work.

San Gabriel River Sea Turtle Monitoring Project

This all-volunteer project gathers on the shores of the San Gabriel River in Long Beach, CA once a month to count and document the sea turtles living there. Click the link above to get involved!

SeaWorld Cares

If a sea turtle in Southern California gets sick or injured, where can they go for help? SeaWorld Cares rescues and rehabilitates sea turtles and marine mammals found in Southern California, then releases them back into the wild through their partnerships with the US Fish & Wildlife Service and NOAA.

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SoCal Sea Turtles in the News:

CSU Long Beach Researcher Finds Contaminants in Local Sea Turtles' Scutes
​CSU Long Beach Shark Lab 2020

​Rescued Sea Turtle is Returned Home
SeaWorld Cares Blog August 10th, 2016

Sea Turtles Test Urban Waters In Southern California 'Jacuzzi'
NPR Morning Edition From 89.3 KPCC March 24th, 2015

Female biased green sea turtle sex ratio in San Diego Bay
​Science Daily November 3rd, 2015

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