Conserving Bonaire's Sea Turtles Part 1 ep. 26

Sea Turtles! What diver or snorkeler does not love them? Yet, most turtles that visit Bonaire are critically endangered. On Bonaire they get help. A Diver's Life introduces its first special edition that focuses on Bonaire sea turtle conservation and the amazing organization behind it - Sea Turtle Conservation Bonaire (STCB). In this, first of a two part, special we head out to Bonaire's salt pier to film young sea turtles that return to the pier to feed every year. We then join STCB in monitoring sea turtle nests on Klein Bonaire.
Learn how and when STCB intervenes with and sea turtle nesting on Bonaire. Witness the rescue of 3 critically endangered hawksbill turtles and their release back into the sea. It is a life changing experience sure to tug at your heart. We will also talk to some of the people involved with the organization and hear how one actually came to be an STCB intern. Over the years the sea green turtle numbers on Bonaire have increased slightly. Lac Bay is a very important foraging area for green turtles. Sea turtles in this area can grown twice as fast as turtles on the west coast. Numbers on the west coast, for both greens and hawksbills, are stable.
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====Chapters====
0:00 Bonaire's Salt Pier
1:25 September Sea Turtles feeding at Salt Pier
4:27 Introduction
6:19 Heading out to Klein Bonaire with Sea Turtle Conservation Bonaire
9:10 Klein Bonaire Nesting Survey
13:26 Releasing Rescued Hawskbill Babies into the Sea
15:21 Recap of Nesting Survey Efforts
17:13 Interview Sea Turtle Conservation Intern Isabella
19:44 Coming Up
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To learn more and get involved with Sea Turtle Conservation on Bonaire:
www.bonaireturtles.org/wp/
General guidance on what you can do to make a difference for sea turtles and marine life in general:
www.bonaireturtles.org/wp/act/...
Filming equipment
Underwater Scenes:
- Sony A7Siii camera
- Sony A7Siii Nauticam housing
- Sony FW 28-60 F/4.5.6 lens
- Nauticam Nauticam Wet Wide Lens 1B (WWL-1B)
- Sola 3800 lights
Above the sea:
- Panasonic GH5s camera
- Panasonic Wide Angle Lens H-E08018 67mm
- GoPro Hero 8 Black
Script, cinematography, editing, cast - Rich Schwerdtfeger
Music:
A Sleigh Ride for Two - Howard Harper-Barnes (Epidemic Sound)
Blue - Eklo feat. Jordin Laine (RFM youtube)
Deeper than the Ocean - Bonnie Grace (Epidemic Sound)
What’s Left to Say - Gerard Franklin (Epidemic Sound)
Sound Effects:
Dowel Swishes 6 - SFX Producer (Epidemic Sound)
Human Breath in 2 - SFX Producer (Epidemic Sound)
Ocean Waves 3 - SFX Producer (Epidemic Sound)

[@Adamsonsilutan]

Very Nice vlog of the Day.

[@ADiversLife]

Thank you

[@aubreycasler2705]

Sea turtles are such beautiful animals

[@ADiversLife]

Yes they are Aubrey. We love them

[@Chogogo717]

I couldn’t believe how deep some of the nests could be. Can’t wait for part two.

[@ADiversLife]

Thank you.

[@ADiversLife]

We added Chapters to the video

[@ADiversLife]

We just published corrected english subtitles