Last year, while Byron was doing some maintenance work at Parasasa Beach, Sea Turtle Conservation Curaçao volunteer Marie Louise, who was visiting the beach, stopped for a little chat. She told Byron and his colleagues that she just came back from monitoring 13 beaches in Band’Abou for turtle nests. Byron thought that was incredible, and…
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Anyone who has participated in STCC activities more than once knows Marianne, especially if you have been to Klein Curaçao for nest monitoring. Marianne has been an STCC volunteer from the very start and functioned as field coordinator for Klein Curaçao for the last few nesting seasons. Marianne was born in the Netherlands, but moved to…
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The 3rd version of Make the Turtle Smile campaign started on February 14, 2022. It is an awareness and motivation campaign organized by Sea Turtle Conservation Curaçao and Green Phenix. The campaign will run for 3 months, from February 14, 2022 to May 14, 2022. The intention is to involve the inhabitants of the island…
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I have been a volunteer at STCC since November 2021, and when I heard I was invited to go to Klein Curaçao I was very excited. As a day at “Klein” is very long with lots of sun and hard work, I had to get my bag ready the night before with all my gear:…
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STCC has a new board! Under the leadership of STCC’s founder, Sabine Berendse, the board will continue to direct STCC in protecting sea turtles and their habitat, in creating more awareness and in fostering stronger connections amongst volunteers. Pictured in front f.l.t.r.: Saïtia Comenencia (general board member), Denise Vijber (Secretary) In the back f.l.t.r.: Kim Russel…
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After the great success of #maketheturtlesmile last year, this year we are aiming to stop even more plastic from going to waste! How does it work: Collect plastic bottles (plastic types 1, 2 and 5) and aluminium cans Bring them to Green Phenix For every 25 bottles or cans, you receive a stamp With these…
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Almost 4 months ago, I happily started as a volunteer at STCC! I have already gained so many amazing experiences so far! It is a joy to check on the beaches along the South shore each Friday. The morning glory, serene sphere and nature that wakes from animal to human, is in one word fantastic!…
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Having only been a volunteer at STCC since May this year I’ve already had some unforgettable experiences. I’ve been on two trips to Klein Curaçao, collecting nesting information for the STCC database, and one to Wacawa where we released a rescued turtle back into the ocean after being kept at the Sea Aquarium for treatment.…
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Make people aware of the beauty of our oceans and thereby change their behaviour to make sure our oceans will stay beautiful and healthy. That is the reason why I study Coastal and marine management in the Netherlands and why I did my internship at STCC. My main goal was to educate 3000 kids about…
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If there is anything I have learned after over thirty years of scuba diving is while an individual dive may be unspectacular or uneventful, you can be certain at the end of a trip you will have seen one or more things you will never forget. This is what keeps me going back. It’s those…
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