The goal of this project is to assess sea turtle nesting response on different template designs for nourished beaches and how these differ from a "natural beach".
Location
Martin and Brevard Counties, FL
Summary
Collected beach elevation profiles and turtle nesting locations on 6 dates on Jensen Beach, 8 dates on Jupiter Island, and 10 dates on Melbourne Beach.
Info derived
Beach elevation profiles and sea turtle nesting locations.
Comments
Platform: Honda SxS 700-4 UTV
Vehicle: Ford F-350 Dually - Silver (GSA)
This FAN covers multiple surveys for the same project. On the first week of each month, surveys will be conducted on one day in Pinellas County and on the second week of each month, for two days in Brevard County.
Entries for this field activity are based on entries from Field Activity 2018-320-FA