Noyo Center Talks Science:
Sea Turtles: Mysteries of the Ocean

Guest Presenter: Brad Nahill
Co-Founder and President of SEE Turtles

Wednesday, June 25, 2025
6:00 PM on Zoom

Sea turtles have existed for more than 100 million years yet many questions remain about their lives. This presentation will explore some of these mysteries and cover their basic ecology and importance to the ocean as well as threats and efforts to protect them.

Brad Nahill has worked in sea turtle conservation, ecotourism, and environmental education for 20+ years. He is the editor and lead writer of Sea Turtle Research and Conservation: Lessons From The Field by Elsevier Press (2020) and a co-author of the Worldwide Travel Guide to Sea Turtles (2014). He is a National Geographic Explorer and was awarded the President’s Award for his work as the chair of the Awards Committee of the International Sea Turtle Society. Under his leadership, the organization has helped saved more than 20 million hatchlings, raised millions for turtle conservation, and connected thousands of people with local conservation efforts around the world. The organization has won awards from Travel + Leisure, the World Travel & Tourism Council, and others for their work to protect these endangered animals.

SEE Turtles was launched in 2008 as the world's first effort to protect these species through ecotourism by conservationists Dr. Wallace J. Nichols and Brad Nahill. Originally begun as an Ocean Conservancy project, SEE Turtles was later fiscally-sponsored by the Ocean Foundation and most recently Oceanic Society. In 2016, SEE Turtles became an independent 501c3 nonprofit based in Portland, Oregon. In recognition of our work to protect sea turtles around the world, the organization has been given several prestigious awards including Travel + Leisure’s Global Vision Award, the Changemakers Award from the World Travel & Tourism Council, and the Skal Sustainable Travel Award.

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