Loggerhead Sea Turtle - Installations that manage and protect Loggerheads as part of their INRMPs include MacDill AFB, Cape Canaveral AFS, Eglin AFB, Mayport NAVSTA, Patrick AFB, and Tyndall AFB in FL; Military Ocean Terminal-Sunny Point, MCAS Cherry Poin

The federally threatened loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) is named for its relatively large head, which supports powerful jaws that enable it to feed on hard-shelled prey. Because loggerheads occupy three different ecosystems during their lives (the terrestrial zone, the oceanic zone, and the nearshore zone), they are vulnerable on the beaches and in the shore waters of DoD installations and elsewhere along the east coast and in the Caribbean.

Installations that manage and protect Loggerheads as part of their INRMPs include MacDill AFB, Cape Canaveral AFS, Eglin AFB, Mayport NAVSTA, Patrick AFB, and Tyndall AFB in FL; Military Ocean Terminal-Sunny Point, MCAS Cherry Point, and MCB Camp Lejeune in NC; Dam Neck, Oceana NAS, Wallops Island, and Surface Combat Systems Center in VA; Kings Bay NSB in GA; Vieques Island AFWTF in Puerto Rico; and Guantanamo Bay NAVSTA, Cuba. These installations clean beaches, protect nesting sites from traffic and pedestrians, and monitor populations in various ways (such as with radio transmitters) to gather data crucial for focusing and developing effective management strategies. (Department of Defense photo)

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