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Chandler Island survey finds record Kemp's ridley nesting; Shell grant funded work, CPRA says
Summary
CPRA staff reported an unprecedented Kemp's ridley sea turtle nesting season on Chandler Island, noting a $25,000 Shell grant to the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Foundation and the Water Institute supported surveys that located roughly 151 nests with an estimated 525 hatchlings.
A CPRA staff presenter told the board that for the fourth consecutive year volunteers and partners conducted sea turtle nesting surveys on Chandler Island and observed an unusually successful season.
The staff member said the year's survey was funded in part by a $25,000 grant from Shell to the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Foundation and the…
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