Sea turtle Conservation Program, Broward County, Florida, 2002 report /

"Since 1978, the Broward County Department of Planning and Environmental Protection (DPEP) has provided for the conservation of endangered and threatened sea turtle species within its area of endangered and threatened sea turtle species within its area of responsibility. Broward County is withi...

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Main Authors:	Burney, Curtis (Creator), Ouellette, Stefanie (Creator)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Dania Beach, Florida : Nova Southeastern University Oceanographic Center, 2002.
Series:	Technical report DPEP ; 02-07.
Subjects:	Sea turtles > Conservation > Florida > Broward County. Sea turtles > Nests > Florida > Broward County. Sea turtles > Research > Florida > Broward County. Tortues marines > Conservation > Floride > Broward. Tortues marines > Nids > Floride > Broward. Tortues marines > Recherche > Floride > Broward. Sea turtles > Nests. Sea turtles > Research. Florida > Broward County.
Online Access:	Online in PDF

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Summary:	"Since 1978, the Broward County Department of Planning and Environmental Protection (DPEP) has provided for the conservation of endangered and threatened sea turtle species within its area of endangered and threatened sea turtle species within its area of responsibility. Broward County is within the normal nesting areas of three species of sea turtles: the loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta), the green and leatherback are listed as endangered under the U.S. Endangered Species Act, 1973, and Chapter 370, F.S. Since these statutes strictly forbid any disturbance of sea turtles and their nests, conservation activities involving the relocation of nests from hazardous locations (especially necessary along heavily developed coasts) require permitting by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). In Florida, this permit is issued to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWCC), Bureau of Protected Species Management, Tallahassee, Florida. This project was administered by the DPEP and conducted by the Nova Southeastern University Oceanographic Center under Marine Turtle Permit #108, issued to the DPEP by the FWCC. The DPEP is especially concerned with any environmental effects of intermittent beach nourishment projects on shorelines and the offshore reefs. As part of this concern, the DPEP has maintained the sea turtle conservation program in non-nourishment years to provide a continuous database and for monitoring of completed nourishment projects"--Introduction
Item Description:	Cover title.
Physical Description:	v, 44 pages : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm Also available online in PDF via the Nova Southeastern University Oceanographic Center.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (page 40).