Sea Turtle Monitor Training

Title: Sea Turtle Monitor Training
Location: Galveston
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Description: The Sea Turtle Monitor Training Program consists of 2-day workshops conducted from Sabine Pass to Padre Island, Texas that involve 16 hours of in-class lectures and on-beach, practical training to equip monitors with:

sea turtle species identification
on-beach signs of nesting activity
foot- and ATV-facilitated patrol techniques & patroller safety
nesting response & reporting requirements
marking a nest
prevention of project-related impact to nesters, nests & eggs/hatchlings
signage requirements of on-going monitoring within a project site
stranded sea turtle & marine mammal response & reporting requirements
daily monitoring log requirements.
Attendees will receive a certificate acknowledging successful completion of the training program.
Start Date: 2012-04-25
End Date: 2012-04-26