1/6 #SeaTurtleTalks🐢Have you seen #seaturtles in the water? @iSeaTurtle is a #CitizenScience app that allows you to participate in #seaturtle research/conservation! Follow this🧵to learn more about this initiative with Dustin Baumbach, PhD TIRN Calhoun Marine Extension & @pamelaplotkin!

2/6 Since the 1990s, the number of sea turtles in Texas (🇺🇸) waters has increased significantly, but many aspects of their spatial distribution and ecology in the bays remain poorly understood🤔🐢🗺

5/6 The Data: lisa chavez reports can shed light on spatiotemporal trends in turtle sightings -where/when are🐢often sighted-. In the map ⬇ we see patterns of high fishermen-turtle convergence near jetties, and we have also been able to identify ++ sites used by turtles