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Florida’s Top Annual Pelagic Trips

10,000 Birds

MAY 24, 2013

The Friends of the Marine Science Center sponsor several pelagic trips every year out of Ponce de Leon Inlet to explore the deep ocean waters around the Gulfstream in search of many of these pelagic species. One of many Leatherback Sea Turtles seen on a pelagic trip out of Ponce de Leon Inlet.

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Turtles of the World: A Guide To Every Family–A Book Review by a Turtle Lover

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

It’s useful to remember the names of the two suborders of Testudines (the reptile order that includes all turtles): Cryptodira (turtles that retract their heads vertically and sea turtles–most of the turtles in the world) and Pleurodirans (turtles that retract their heads sideways).

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Florida’s Top Annual Pelagic Trips

Turtles of the World: A Guide To Every Family–A Book Review by a Turtle Lover

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