Author: Turtle

Microplastics are tiny plastic particles—less than 5 mm in size—that pollute our oceans. They come from the breakdown of larger plastic items like bags, bottles, or fishing gear.

 On our beaches, they pose a serious threat to sea turtles, which often mistake them for food—leading to health issues or even death.

 In this video, together with our partners at @academiaoceano, we show how we sample and classify microplastics along the shore.

We collect, sort, and analyze these materials with the help of passionate youth volunteers!

 The data we gather supports environmental education, scientific research, and conservation efforts—helping protect the hatchlings born on these very beaches.

The Turtleman Foundation is giving a donation to “Academia del Océano” to support the “Kit de Identificación y Monitoreo de Tortugas marinas” (Sea Turtle Identification and Monitoring Kit) project Funding will support a manual writing and publication, artisanal kit for identifying and monitoring sea turtles, and tools and educational materials for workshops . The project aims to promote marine education and conservation through the acquisition of these resources .

Saving one turtle at a time.

This week’s education workshop! 

Happy to have hosted students from Mkwakwani Primary despite being young they were very keen to learn about conservation.

We shared our experience and our very own Salim’s Adventure activity books sponsored by The Turtleman Foundation  which will assist them in learning more about marine life🐢✍️🏾

#dianiturtlewatch #marineeducation #turtlemanfoundation

On March 6, a hawksbill turtle was found returning to the sea after having nested on the beach of liha do Amor, in the municipality of Camocim, state of Ceará, Brazil. The nest is protected by The Faunamar Project, for the birth of the hatchlings.

The FaunaMar Project @projeto_faunamar is carried out by Comissão Ilha Ativa

Saving one turtle at a time.

The Turtleman Foundation director, Joe Turtle, recently visited the Guangata school in Colombia, South America. The experience was truly unforgettable as the children warmly welcomed him with affection, admiration and gifts. They were dressed in recycled made costumes, and showed him their knowledge about caring for the sea and sea turtles even living far from the ocean.

Thank you, Centro de Investigaciones Pesqueras CUBA, for your tireless work. We are glad  about the “TUTU, the sea turtle without borders” book donation in Cuba, benefiting schools with children who have visual disabilities.

The Turtleman Foundation has produced a video in English and Spanish to educate about the seven species of sea turtles found worldwide. This video will be accessible on The Turtleman Foundation’s website and YouTube for educational use by anyone interested.

Saving one turtle at a time.