Conservation

On Monday, April 22, 2019, as part of our Blue Table Restaurant Program, more than 50 restaurant partners will refrain from offering plastic straws to their patrons and/or use non-plastic alternatives....

Read below for 4 ways you can keep celebrating World Water Day at tomorrow’s TurtleFest!! 1. Bring a reusable water bottle and visit our water station for free refills throughout the...

As part of FWC’s Monofilament Recovery and Recycling Program, In 2018, LMC and partner organizations collected and recycled over 228 MILES of monofilament fishing line, more than enough to stretch across...

The Conservation Department here at Loggerhead has collected a record high of 11,674 pieces of foam so far during the month of November, collected during only ONE beach cleanup. Why is there...

Since 2017, Loggerhead Marinelife Center volunteers have removed over 8,000 straws from Florida Beaches. Over 70% of all debris collected during beach cleanups are made of plastic. Can you spot some...

In 2018, Loggerhead Marinelife Center has had 81 cleanups and our volunteers have collected over 3,000 pounds of debris! After every cleanup, beach and underwater, the Conservation Department sorts and documents...

With Halloween right around the corner, October is a good time to think about the scariest thing in the ocean- PLASTIC!!  Once plastic enters the marine environment, it never goes away....

This week, during nesting patrol on Juno Beach, our research team came across this. It is a sad reminder of how our actions impact the world around us. These hatchlings, just...