January 2010 Sea Turtle Cold Stunning Event Response Participants
As a result of the generous donation of time, hard work and equipment, FWC biologists have reported that approximately 80 percent of all the turtles that were rescued survived. Without the collaborative efforts of many, these sea turtles would have died, making these species even more perilously endangered. The FWC thanks the following for their efforts with the sea turtle cold-stunning event response:
(Note: Any omission of volunteers from this list is unintentional. We thank everyone involved.)
All American Diner, Panama City Beach
Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch
Atlantic Business Systems
Barrier Island Sanctuary
Brevard Zoo
Caribbean Conservation Corporation
Clearwater Marine Aquarium
Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife
Collier County Parks and Recreation
Daly's Dock & Dive Center, Port St. Joe
Daytona State College
Domino's Pizza, Panama City Beach
Dynamac Corporation
Eckerd College
Ecological Associates, Inc.
Emerald Coast Wildlife Refuge, Destin
Environmental Learning Center
Florida Aquarium
Florida Atlantic University
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
- Marine Mammal Section
- Ocean Discovery Center
Florida Department of Environmental Protection
- Office of Coastal and Aquatic Managed Areas
- Office of Coastal and Aquatic Managed Areas, St. Joseph Bay State Buffer Preserve
- Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve
- Florida Park Service, T.H. Stone Memorial St. Joseph Peninsula State Park
Florida Linen
Florida Oceanographic Society
Florida Power & Light, St. Lucie Power Plant
Florida State University, Coastal and Marine Laboratory at Turkey Point
Florida's Gulfarium, Ft. Walton Beach
Friends of St. Joseph Bay Preserves
- Gulf County Sea Turtle Patrol
Geomar Environmental Consultants, Inc.
Georgia Sea Turtle Center
Goodwill, Panama City
Gulf Coast Vacation Rentals
Gulf County Commission
Gulf Specimen Marine Laboratory, Panacea
Gulf World Marine Park, Panama City Beach
Gumbo Limbo Nature Center
Humane Society of Vero Beach and Indian River County
Hungry Howie's, Panama City Beach
Indian River County
Innovative Health Applications
Inwater Research Group
Lakeside Coin Laundry, Panama City
Loggerhead Marinelife Center of Juno Beach
Louisiana State University
Lowe's Home Improvement, Panama City
Marine Science Center
Marineland of Florida
Merritt Island Wildlife Association
Mote Marine Laboratory
NASA Kennedy Space Center
National Park Service
- Canaveral National Seashore
- Gulf Islands National Seashore
NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service
- Beaufort Laboratory
- Galveston Laboratory
- Honolulu Laboratory
- Miami Science Center
- Office of Protected Resources, Silver Spring, MD
- Panama City Laboratory
- Pascagoula Laboratory
Oceans, Reefs & Aquariums
Pelican Real Estate
Pizza Hut, Panama City Beach
Ryder Trucks
Salvation Army
Save-A-Turtle, Inc.
Scallop Cove BP, Cape San Blas
Sea Turtle Preservation Society
Seaturtle.org
SeaWorld Orlando
South Walton Turtle Watch
SpecPro, Inc.
St. Andrew Bay Resources Management Association, Inc.
- St. Andrew Turtle Watch
St. Johns River Water Management District
The Turtle Hospital - Marathon
U.S. Air Force - 45th SW
U.S. Coast Guard, Panama City
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge
- Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge
- Jacksonville Office
- Lake Woodruff National Wildlife Refuge
- Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge
- Panama City Field Office
- Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge
- Welaka National Fish Hatchery
U.S. Navy, Panama City
United Space Alliance
University of Central Florida, Marine Turtle Research Group
University of Florida
- Archie Carr Center for Sea Turtle Research
- College of Veterinary Medicine
- Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Cooperative Unit
- Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences
Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience, University of Georgia
Walmart, Panama City
Walt Disney World
- Animal Kingdom
- Living Seas
Young's Animal Hospital
Many additional citizen volunteers