# NSB Turtle Trackers

> New Smyrna Beach Marine Turtle Conservancy


## Pages

- [Events 2026](https://nsbturtletrackers.org/calendar-of-events/)
- [Login](https://nsbturtletrackers.org/home-2/login/)
- [Kids Zone](https://nsbturtletrackers.org/kids-zone/): Sea turtle conservation begins at any age! This area is just for kids and features kid-friendly pages including: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) Downloads including coloring pages Sea turtle related activities
- [Privacy Policy](https://nsbturtletrackers.org/privacy-policy/): Who we are Our website address is: https://nsbturtletrackers.org. Comments When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection. An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided READ MORE
- [Activities](https://nsbturtletrackers.org/kids-zone/activities/):   Track a turtle Click on the map below to see how far some of the turtles that were released from Florida’s east coast with satellite tags have traveled.       Visit the Sea Turtle Conservancy’s website for more information about the tracking of satellite tagged sea turtles.           Increase your turtle knowledge Click READ MORE
- [Downloads](https://nsbturtletrackers.org/kids-zone/downloads/): Click on the images below to download files to print and enjoy! Coloring Page     How to Help Poster     Brochure
- [FAQs](https://nsbturtletrackers.org/how-to-help/faqs/): When do sea turtles lay their eggs? On our beaches, sea turtles usually nest from May through September.  They almost always dig their nests at night because it is cool, quiet and there are fewer predators around to disturb them. How do sea turtles make a nest? The female turtle crawls out of the water onto the beach READ MORE
- [Volunteer](https://nsbturtletrackers.org/how-to-help/volunteer/): For more information on how to get involved with the volunteer programs below by contacting us via email at nsbturtles@gmail.com. The 2025 volunteer application window is now closed. Next application window January 2026. Follow us on Facebook to keep up with our activities. NSB Turtle Trackers | Sea turtle nesting survey volunteers (May-October) NSB Marine READ MORE
- [Keep Beaches Clean](https://nsbturtletrackers.org/how-to-help/keep-beaches-clean/): Keep our beaches clean and safe for sea turtles by doing the following: If you see a sea turtle on the beach: Please do not approach a nesting female or hatchling and don not block their path as they are crawling. Turn off all flashlights and flash cameras at night, or use only red LED READ MORE
- [Meet the Board](https://nsbturtletrackers.org/about-turtle-trackers/meet-the-board/): President: Penny Barry     peb.nsbtt@gmail.com Vice President:  Julie Popp Secretary: Gwen Comfort Treasurer: Rick Comoglio Member at Large: Jaime Oberst     nsbtt.memberatlarge@gmail.com 
- [Sea Turtle Data](https://nsbturtletrackers.org/our-sea-turtles/sea-turtle-data/): NSB Turtle Tracker News Historical Nesting Data The chart below reflects sea turtle nesting totals for each species in New Smyrna Beach.
- [Photo Gallery](https://nsbturtletrackers.org/our-sea-turtles/photos/): Check out more photos on Facebook to see our latest posts!
- [Survey](https://nsbturtletrackers.org/our-sea-turtles/survey/): Every morning from May 1 through October 31, NSB Turtle Trackers meet before sunrise to survey the beach for any signs of sea turtle nesting or hatching activity. To cover the entire area of New Smyrna Beach, our volunteers split into two teams to survey routes A & B: Team A surveys the beach from Ponce READ MORE
- [Sea Turtle Threats](https://nsbturtletrackers.org/our-sea-turtles/sea-turtle-threats/): It was not until the 1950’s and 60’s that studies of sea turtles were conducted indicating that sea turtle populations worldwide were diminishing. Dr. Archie Carr, a professor at the University of Florida, did extensive research on sea turtles in Florida and Latin America that was instrumental in enacting legislation to ensure their survival.  Sea turtles READ MORE
- [Home](https://nsbturtletrackers.org/)
- [Volunteer](https://nsbturtletrackers.org/how-to-help/): Our 2026 volunteer window has closed. Follow our Facebook and Instagram for other ways to support and get involved until the January 2027 application window. In Volusia County, sea turtle nesting season is from May 1st through October 31st. However, there are many things that you can do year round to help protect these magnificent READ MORE
- [Donate](https://nsbturtletrackers.org/support/): Support sea turtles in New Smyrna Beach by shopping at the NSB Turtle Trackers online store, where you can adopt a nest, or make a donation! You can also donate directly to our Venmo: @NSB-TurtleTrackers.
- [About Us](https://nsbturtletrackers.org/about-turtle-trackers/): Since the 1980s, volunteers have monitored and recorded nesting activity in New Smyrna Beach under a government permit. Volunteers from various backgrounds joined forces in an effort to protect nesting sea turtles, their eggs, and hatchlings from beach driving and other human induced threats. In 2013, the volunteer group reorganized as the New Smyrna Beach Marine READ MORE
- [Our Sea Turtles](https://nsbturtletrackers.org/our-sea-turtles/): New Smyrna Beach hosts three different species of nesting sea turtle: loggerhead, green turtle, and leatherback. Of these, the loggerhead is the most common and the leatherback is the champion in size at over two times the size of the green turtle or the loggerhead. Although hawksbill and Kemp’s ridley sea turtles can also be READ MORE
- [Checkout](https://nsbturtletrackers.org/support/checkout/)
- [Cart](https://nsbturtletrackers.org/support/cart/)

## Products

- [Adopt a Nest w/ T-shirt (Adopting for 2026 season)](https://nsbturtletrackers.org/product/adopt-a-nest-w-t-shirt/): Help protect turtles when they’re most vulnerable—before they’ve even hatched! Your adopted nest in New Smyrna Beach provides funds for our environmental and educational objectives.    To say “thank you” for your donation, you will receive a certificate with your name and nest number, a sea turtle sticker, and a t-shirt (quantities limited-another gift may be substituted).  After your nest hatches, you will receive a copy of the data sheet showing the results of the nest, including how many eggs were laid and hatched. It’s a great package and you will be contributing to sea turtle conservation.    Please make sure to include the name you'd like printed on the certificate in the "Order Notes" area of the checkout page.
- [Make a Donation](https://nsbturtletrackers.org/product/make-donation/): Make a donation to NSB Turtle Trackers to help support our goals of tracking, conservation, and public education about threatened and endangered sea turtles in New Smyrna Beach.
- [Turtle Tracker Sticker](https://nsbturtletrackers.org/product/turtle-logo-sticker/): Are you stuck on sea turtles? Show it with a NSB Turtle Trackers sticker!
- [Blackout the Beach T-Shirt](https://nsbturtletrackers.org/product/blackout-beach-t-shirt/): Spread the word about sea turtle season with this fashionable t-shirt! Sea turtle hatchlings need darkness to orient themselves and find the ocean, so it's crucial to blackout all artificial light along the shoreline. This t-shirt tells everyone to blackout the beach, and even lists the crucial summer months of nesting season.
- [White Logo T-Shirt](https://nsbturtletrackers.org/product/white-turtle-tshirt/): Show your support for sea turtles by wearing a t-shirt! This t-shirt features the NSB Turtle Trackers "Turtle Star" icon on the front, and logo text on the back.     This shirt is available in both adult and child sizes, and is perfect for a day at the beach!
- [Youth Turtle Shell T-Shirt](https://nsbturtletrackers.org/product/green-turtle-tshirt/): Why be a show off, when you can be a shell off! This t-shirt features the NSB Turtle Trackers logo on the front, and a shoulder-width turtle shell on the back. Perfect for a day at the beach, or as part of a TMNT costume!    ​This shirt is special just for our favorite little guys and gals, so it's available only in child sizes.
- [Adopt A Nest (Adopting for 2026 season)](https://nsbturtletrackers.org/product/adopt-a-nest/)


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