Established in 1986 as a Center of Excellence by the University of Florida Board of Regents, the Archie Carr Center for Sea Turtle Research honors pioneering researcher Dr. Archie Carr and continues his legacy of long-term sea turtle science.

What they study

The center conducts multi-decade research into sea turtle migration, growth rates, survival, and reproductive behavior — using satellite telemetry, tagging programs, and genetic analysis. It maintains the CMTTP (Cooperative Marine Turtle Tagging Program), the CTURTLE database, and an extensive online bibliography.

Because sea turtles grow slowly and live for decades, the center emphasizes that meaningful studies must “stretch over decades” — and it invites public participation through its tag-reporting system, a genuine citizen-science contribution.

Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine, based in St. Kitts in the Eastern Caribbean, is an institutional partner of WIDECAST and contributes veterinary and health-science expertise to regional sea turtle conservation work — including marine turtle medicine and health documentation.

Its Caribbean location makes it a natural research and training partner for organizations working across the region.