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Loggerhead Marinelife Center's Unwrap the Wave Initiative allows for students and community members to get into the "spirit" of conservation by collecting their candy wrappers from Halloween and recycling them.

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Loggerhead Marinelife Center is a 501(c)3 nonprofit sea turtle research, rehabilitation, education, and conservation facility located on the Atlantic Ocean in Juno Beach, Florida.

The Center was named the No. 1 “Best Free Attraction” in USA Today’s 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards for 2024.

Create unforgettable memories by participating in our captivating marine experiences, hands-on learning, and amazing encounters with marine life that will leave you inspired.

Explore interactive exhibits, observe our sea turtle patients, engage with marine experts, and much more.

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By The Numbers

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total nests (2025 season)

Leatherbacks: 262 Nests
Loggerheads: 12,247 Nests
Green Turtles: 8,363 Nests

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Current Patients

Loggerheads: 5 Patients
Green Turtles: 5 Patients

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Current Turtles Being Tracked

Leatherbacks: 1 Turtle
Loggerheads: 6 Turtles

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Pounds Of Trash (YTD)

January to December

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Featured Patients

Petunia

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Vecna

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2025 Kemp’s Cold Stuns

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Dr. Katie Fowler Travels to Hawai’i for Specialized Training with NOAA

Left to right: Dr. Camryn Allen, Dr. Katie, Josefa Muñoz In December, Dr. Katie traveled to NOAA’s Pacific...
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Community Champions Ocean Conservation at Loggerhead’s 16th Annual Go Blue Awards

On Friday October 24, over 400 supporters of ocean conservation came together to celebrate Loggerhead Marinelife Center’s 16th...
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Foxwynd Foundation Donates $25,000 to Fund New Laboratory to Advance Sea Turtle Research at Loggerhead Marinelife Center

The grant will fund equipment for a new sea turtle hormone lab used to advance groundbreaking sea turtle sex...
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About Us

More than 40 years ago, long-time Juno Beach resident Eleanor Fletcher started what is now Loggerhead Marinelife Center. The Center now hosts thousands of school children each year through field trips, outreach programs, summer camp, and other educational experiences. In addition, more than 300,000 visitors come to the Center each year to see the exhibits and the patients in the outdoor sea turtle hospital.

Our Mission

To promote conservation of ocean ecosystems with a special focus on threatened and endangered sea turtles.

Our Vision

To be a leading authority locally and internationally in ocean conservation via sea turtle research, rehabilitation and educational programs.

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