West Coast Sea Turtle Research, Rehab., & Conservation

The NOAA SouthWest Fisheries Science Center's Marine Turtle Research Division

The scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Marine Turtle Research Division located at the SouthWest Fisheries Science Center in La Jolla, CA, are responsible for studying and protecting all five species of sea turtle that can be found along the West Coast of the USA, as well as contributing to sea turtle research and protection around the globe.

Please click on the blue link above to learn more about NOAA's groundbreaking sea turtle research and protection efforts!

 Aquarium of the Pacific's Southern California 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, identify, and document the behavior and overall condition of the sea turtles living there. AOP is continuing to expand and grow this all-volunteer program to include monitoring sites in the Los Cerritos Wetlands, the Carlsbad Agua Hedionda Lagoon, and other sea turtle hotspots in Southern CA.
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​Please click the blue link above to learn more about how to become a sea turtle monitoring volunteer!

 SeaWorld Rescue's San Diego Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation

SeaWorld Rescue houses, rehabilitates, and then releases injured and cold-stunned sea turtles found on both the East and West Coasts of the USA as part of the West Coast Marine Mammal and Sea Turtle Stranding Network.
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To learn more about the sea turtles that are currently being rehabilitated and/or have been previously released by SeaWorld Rescue, please click on the blue link above!

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West Coast 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, 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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SoCal Sea Turtles, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) public charity, which means that all donations to SCST of $25 or more are deductible from the donor's federal income taxes. To make a donation to help protect the West Coast's sea turtles, please click on the donation buttons below.
​EIN: 86-3610124. ​​​

Donations to SoCal Sea Turtles can also be made by check mailed to:​

SoCal Sea Turtles, Inc.
7770 Regents Rd. Ste. 113, #167
San Diego, CA 92122

If you would like your donation to be used towards a specific project, please write the name of the project in the "notes" or "memo" line of your check.