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ATTA New Member Profile - Ocean Conservancy
Ocean Conservancy - SEE Turtles Program
www.seeturtles.org
Mailing Address:
1300 19th St NW, 8th Floor
Washington DC 20036
Primary Industry Contact:
Brad Nahill
SEE Turtles Program Manager
503.336.5651
SEE Turtles is an Ocean Conservancy program that links people with sea turtle sites in ways that directly support efforts to protect sea turtles. Going beyond the ecotourism mantra of not impacting the environment that tourists visit, Ocean Conservancy suggests that tourists should make an impact - a positive one - through conservation tourism. Conservation tourism supports communities protecting sea turtles by increasing the income needed for local conservation efforts, providing economic alternatives to end threats to sea turtles and inspiring travelers to take a more active role in protecting sea turtles.
We work with tour operators to market travel to key sea turtle conservation sites around the world through outreach to our members, the media, and the general public. Starting in Costa Rica, Baja Mexico, and Trinidad, we will eventually promote turtle sites around the world. In addition, we have developed best practice guidelines for turtle viewing to reduce negative impacts of tourism on turtles both on the beach and in the water.