HOW YOU CAN HELP

Get Involved:
Spend time outdoors and in the water, and have fun. Learn how to swim and snorkel, and learn as much as you can about the environment and Bahamian wildlife. The more you know the more you will love the natural world and want to keep it healthy.

Join the Bahamas National Trust.

Initiate projects that will help the environment and keep your settlement clean.

-- Organize community clean-up days
-- Snorkel the shores and mangroves to remove plastics and other rubbish
-- Start recycling

Attend town meetings and special meetings called by the Ministry of Marine Resources. Stay in touch with your Member of Parliament.

Obey Bahamas Fisheries Regulations:
Learn all the fisheries regulations, obey the regulations, and insist that others do the same. It is in the best interest of all Bahamians to strictly adhere to fisheries and wildlife regulations.

Provide Information:
The research program is very interested in scientific observations and anecdotal
data - especially evidence of sea turtle nesting, turtles infected with fibropapillomas, and turtles that carry any type of tag.

If a tagged turtle is recaptured, please record the tag numbers along with important information about the turtle – date of recapture, location, and size.

Send information about observations and tags to:

Dr. Karen Bjorndal
ACCSTR
University of Florida
PO Box 118525
Gainesville, FL 32611 USA
Tel 352-392-5194