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Amigos de las Tortugas Marinas
ATMAR
Emajagua, Maunabo 00707, Puerto Rico
Region Active
Caribbean
Non-profit
2001
Activity
Turtles, Marine conservation awareness and education
Description
ATMAR Inc. is a community organization in Puerto Rico with the mission to prevent the looting of sea turtle nests and the illegal hunting of sea turtles while they are nesting, and to offer educational services to the community about sea turtles, their habitat, and their protection. They are authorised by the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources to work with sea turtles that are species protected by law. The organization has an Educational Center - CEATMAR, with a mini-museum, conference room and rooms for volunteers and researchers.
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