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- School or Affiliation
- University of California, Santa Barbara
- Profile Marine Organism
- Leatherback Sea Turtles :
They are the only sea turtles that lack a hard shell, enabling them to dive great depths. As to their size, they grow to about 4 to 6 feet in length and weigh between 550 to 1545 pounds!! They feed exclusively on jellyfish (due to the fact that leatherbacks lack teeth). As to their range, because of their streamlined bodies and powerful flippers, leatherback sea turtles are able to swim thousands of miles over open ocean and against fast currents.
Unfortunately, this amazing and prehistoric-like animal is greatly endangered. About one out of thousand laid eggs live on to become a full-grown adult. Their greatest threat? Humans. So please, do your part in keeping this earth beautiful and ensuring that future generations can experience the unique and wondrous things we have been so blessed to experience.
- Ocean Parcel
- Currently? The Southern California Bight, especially the Channel Islands :)
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Websites to learn more
Office of National Marine Sanctuaries http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov
The GLOBE Program www.globe.gov
The National Marine Sanctuary Foundation www.nmsfocean.org
The National Geographic Society
www.nationalgeographic.com
American University's Center for Environmental Filmmaking www.environmentalfilm.org
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
www.noaa.gov
Meridian International Center
www.meridian.org
SCUBANauts International www.scubanautsintl.org
National Marine Sanctuaries Media Library
http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/photos
NASA for Students
http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/index.html
The GLOBE Program www.globe.gov
The National Marine Sanctuary Foundation www.nmsfocean.org
The National Geographic Society
www.nationalgeographic.com
American University's Center for Environmental Filmmaking www.environmentalfilm.org
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
www.noaa.gov
Meridian International Center
www.meridian.org
SCUBANauts International www.scubanautsintl.org
National Marine Sanctuaries Media Library
http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/photos
NASA for Students
http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/index.html
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i would love to communicate via facebook. thats probably the easiest.
cheers,
cole
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/cole.hendrickson?ref=profile
How are you?
It was really fun meeting you in DC. It's too bad that you weren't with us in California, if would've been cool to talk to you there and get to know you more! You were very helpful in DC. Thank you.
Hope all is well!
Miss you. Keep in touch.
Karissa
All the best,
Connor
Wow... That definitely sounds like something I want to check out... Thank you for telling me about it! :)
I'm soooooo excited... I can't wait!!!!!! :D
So, what do you do with NOAA? What's your average day like?
So, you're interning at NOAA... Cool beans! Can I join you? How did you hear about that? How did you get that wonderful opportunity?
Are we going to see you at all on the trip? I'd love to meet you and hear about all of your experiences! :)
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