Sea Turtle Research and Conservation

Brad Nahill is the co-founder and president of SEE Turtles, a nonprofit conservation organization thatgenerates financial and volunteer support for global sea turtle conservation projects. He has publishednumerous articles on sea turtle conservation and conservation tourism and is also the co-author of theWorldwide Guide to Sea Turtles (Texas A&M University Press). Brad Nahill serves as the Co-Chair forthe Wildlife Trafficking Alliance Tourism Committee, is on the Board of Directors for Sea Turtles Forever,and formerly was the Awards Committee Chair for the International Sea Turtle Society. For his work toprotect sea turtles, Brad has received the World Travel & Tourism Council Changemakers Award, theSkal Sustainable Tourism Award, and the President’s Award from the International Sea Turtle Society.

"This is an intriguing and important book that should be read by all sea turtle and other conservationists. Brad Nahill assembled a broad array of authors from well-known scientists to new faces who work on beaches around the world. Here are lessons learned by those who save sea turtles out of a passion for life. Here are stories of what it is like to battle mosquitos, storms, broken dune buggies, poachers, and animal predators on a beach far away from Wi-Fi and refrigeration. I was particularly taken by the sincerity, openness, and reality of Annie Koehler Clift as she related her experiences coordinating a nesting beach project on Caletas Beach in Costa Rica. To read about the experiences of a young biologist fresh from university dealing with all of the hardships, joys, problems, and successes of a field project brought back the smells and feelings of Tortuguero, Costa Rica, in 1978. It was a faraway place a long time ago, but today the new generation of biologists and conservationists are finding their own way down the beach to save sea turtles. This edited volume has many such stories in its 20 chapters, all fascinating in their own way, and well worth reading." --The Quarterly Review of Biology

• Part 1. Working With Local Communities1. Sustainable Use of Sea Turtles Benefiting The Local Community in Rekawa Sanctuary, Sri Lanka2. San Pancho Turtle TeamPart 2. Sea Turtle Field Research3. Lessons From Three decades of Hawksbill Metal Tagging From Campeche, Mexico4. Sea Turtle Population Health Assessments5. Applications of Photo Identification in Sea Turtle Studies6. Drones for Turtles7. The Challenges of Maintaining A Hatchery in Rural Costa RicaPart 3. Plastic & Sea Turtles8. Green Phenix: Turning Waste Into Profit In Curacao9. Plastics vs. Turtles: An overview of the Uruguayan CasePart 4. Tourism and Sea Turtles10. Working with the Tourism Industry to Support Conservation11. The Evolution of the Spotters Program at Tortuguero National Park, Costa Rica12. Working With Communities to Manage Nesting BeachPart 5. The Trade In Sea Turtle Products13. Illegal Take, Trade and Use of Sea Turtles in the South-West Indian Ocean14. Busting Bekko: The Nexus Between Local and International Advocacy to End Japan’s Import of Tortoiseshell15. Stopping illegal hawksbill trafficking in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia16. SeaTurtle Bycatch: A Global Challenge That Requires Adaptive Solutions For The 21st CenturyPart 6. Climate Change & Sea Turtles17. Studying How Rapid Changes in Water Temperature Impact Sea Turtles18. Understanding the Impacts that Projected Increases Will Have On Sea Turtle Reproductive Output19. Natural History 2.0: The Power of Direct Experience in Understanding, Connecting with, and Conserving Nature in the Modern AgePart 7. Resources & Bibliography20. Fundraising For Sea Turtle Conversation