General Information

Staff within the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's Fish and Wildlife Research Institute coordinate the Florida Sea Turtle Stranding and Salvage Network (FLSTSSN), which is responsible for gathering data on stranded sea turtles found in Florida. The FLSTSSN also rescues sick or injured sea turtles and transports them to rehabilitation facilities. More information on the FLSTSSN can be found on the FWRI website. For updated summaries of sea turtle strandings in Florida, visit our data summary website.

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Workshop Schedule

FWC STSSN will be hosting the Sea Turtle Stranding and Salvage Workshops this spring! Come join your favorite stranding coordinators online via Microsoft Teams to learn about the new stranding form, how to respond to strandings, species identification and more! The workshop will be held on multiple dates and should last approximately 2 hours. If you did not attend last year's STSSN workshop, you will be required to attend one this year to keep stranding/salvage on your permit. Please email Corey Lloyd to RSVP your spot for this training event!

Workshop Dates

• Thursday, June 20th, 11:00 AM Eastern

When emailing Corey, please include the following:

• Date of training you would like to attend,
• Your full name including middle initial,
• Affiliation/organization
• Current cell phone number (or the best number to reach you at if we have any questions), and
• Working email address (the email address you would like for us to contact at if we have questions regarding your stranding form).

Statewide

We will hold a workshop during the annual Florida Marine Turtle Permit Holder Meeting on Friday, March 15th, 11:30 AM Eastern.

Monday, 30 September 2024 9:00 AM

RSVP: Via email to Corey Lloyd

Tuesday, 8 October 2024 10:00 AM

RSVP: Via email to Corey Lloyd

Monday, 4 November 2024 6:00 PM

RSVP: Via email to Corey Lloyd

Southeast Florida

There are currently no workshops scheduled for this region. Please monitor this site for updates or contact Florida STSSN staff with questions regarding upcoming workshops.

Northeast Florida

There are currently no workshops scheduled for this region. Please monitor this site for updates or contact Florida STSSN staff with questions regarding upcoming workshops.

Florida Keys

There are currently no workshops scheduled for this region. Please monitor this site for updates or contact Florida STSSN staff with questions regarding upcoming workshops.

Northwest Florida

There are currently no workshops scheduled for this region. Please monitor this site for updates or contact Florida STSSN staff with questions regarding upcoming workshops.

Southwest Florida

There are currently no workshops scheduled for this region. Please monitor this site for updates or contact Florida STSSN staff with questions regarding upcoming workshops.

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Materials for Sea Turtle Stranding Responders

• STSSN Reporting Form. Use this form to report strandings to the FLSTSSN. Submit forms via email, fax or post. Please include photographs and accompanying documentation with STSSN form submissions. Please rename photograph files with the STSSN ID (e.g., ABC20151231-01).


• STSSN Reporting Form Instructions. This file provides instructions on completing the STSSN reporting form.


• STSSN Reporting Form Instructions (with photographs). This file provides instructions on completing the STSSN reporting form and includes supporting photographs.


• Papilloma (FP) Documentation Form. This form should accompany STSSN reports of animals with Fibropapillomatosis.


• Stranding Reporting Checklist. This document provides a helpful checklist to guide in documenting sea turtle strandings.


• Stranding Reporting Field Guide. This document is a guide to collecting data on stranded sea turtles in Florida.


• Tips For Accurate Measurements. This sheet provides guidance on measuring sea turtles.


• PIT Tag Scanning Protocol. This document describes the proper method of scanning for passive integrated transponder (PIT) tags.


• Florida STSSN Staff Contacts. This file provides the contact information for all FLSTSSN staff.


• FL STSSN County and Zone Boundaries. This map provides the county and zone boundaries for the FLSTSSN.

Keep copies of these forms and instructional documents in your stranding response kits.

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Previous Workshops

Statewide

Friday, 2 February 2018

21st Annual Florida Marine Turtle Permit Holder Meeting

St. Augustine

Southeast Florida

Tuesday, 26 March 2019

Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute

Fort Pierce

Thursday, 11 April 2019

Loggerhead Marinelife Center

Juno Beach

Monday, 12 March 2018

Nova Southeastern University Oceanographic Center

Dania Beach

Wednesday, 18 April 2018

Loggerhead Marinelife Center

Juno Beach

Tuesday, 24 April 2018

Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute

Fort Pierce

Northeast Florida

Friday, 15 March 2019

Barrier Island Center

Melbourne Beach

Monday, 25 March 2019

Marine Discovery Center

New Smyrna Beach

Wednesday, 3 April 2019

Canaveral Port Authority at Port Canaveral

Cape Canaveral

Wednesday, 24 April 2019

Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve

Ponte Vedra Beach

Sunday, 28 April 2019

The Ribault Club

Jacksonville

Tuesday, 30 April 2019

The Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience

St. Augustine

Wednesday, 21 March 2018

Barrier Island Center

Melbourne Beach

Thursday, 22 March 2018

Marine Discovery Center

New Smyrna Beach/dd>

Thursday, 12 April 2018

Ribault Clubhouse

Jacksonville

Wednesday, 25 April 2018

Whitney Laboratory

St. Augustine

Thursday, 3 May 2018

Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve

Ponte Vedra Beach

Florida Keys

Thursday, 10 April 2018 at

Eco Discovery Center

Key West

Thursday, 17 April 2018

State of Florida Regional Center

Marathon

Northwest Florida

Sunday, 10 March 2019

Navarre Beach Sea Turtle Center

Navarre

Tuesday, 12 March 2019

Gulf World

Panama City Beach

Friday, 27 April 2018

Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve

Eastpoint

Saturday, 28 April 2018

Gulf Specimen Marine Laboratory

Panacea

Monday, 7 May 2018

Gulf Coast State College

Panama City

Tuesday, 15 May 2018

Topsail Hill State Park

Santa Rosa Beach, FL 32459

Tuesday, 22 May 2018

Navarre Beach Sea Turtle Conservation Center

Navarre Beach, FL 32566

Southwest Florida

Monday, 29 April 2019

Charlotte County Environmental Building

Port Charlotte

Tuesday, 30 April 2019

North Collier Regional Park

Naples

Wednesday, 1 May 2019

Clearwater Marine Aquarium

Clearwater

Thursday, 2 May 2019

The Florida Aquarium

Tampa

Tuesday, 24 April 2018

North Collier Regional Park

Naples

Wednesday, 25 April 2018

Charlotte County Environmental Building

Port Charlotte

Wednesday, 25 April 2018

Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute

St. Petersburg

Thursday, 26 April 2018

Mote Marine Lab

Sarasota, Florida