Turtle Emergencies

Emergency Information & Contacts

As a contributor to the Sea Turtle Stranding and Salvage Network, we answer calls to document both live and dead marine turtle strandings throughout Brevard County. Our stranding team is on call 24 hour a day, 365 day a year.

• If  You Find A Sick Or Injured Sea Turtle:
  • Note your location as precisely as you can and call one of the agencies below.
• If You Find A Hatchling:
  • Do not put it in water or air conditioning.
  • Do not remove it from the beach.
  • Put it in a container on damp sand, but PLEASE do not put it in water.
  • Cover with a cloth.
  • Call one of the agencies listed below.
• If You Find An Exposed Nest:
  • Call  one of the agencies listed below.
  • Do not attempt to collect the eggs yourself. Disturbing the nest or eggs could kill the hatchlings.
• Who To Contact:
  • Sea Turtle Preservation Society
    • (321) 676-1701     Main Office
    • (321) 206-0646     Emergency Voicemail Number

      Please give us the condition of the turtle, its location and your name. We will call you back on the phone number that you place the call from.
  • Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
    • (888) 404-3922
  • Any local law enforcement agency.
  • Anyone harassing a sea turtle or disturbing a nest should be reported to N.M.F.S. Enforcement.
    • (321) 269-0004
  • Suspected lighting violations can be reported to Brevard County Code Enforcement.
    • (321) 633-2086