Sea Turtles: The Lost Years - Full Episode

After sea turtle hatchlings emerge from their nests, they vanish into the sea. Until recently, their journey was largely shrouded in mystery. Now, as technology advances, researchers from the University of Central Florida are beginning to understand where turtles go during their so-called “lost years.”

This episode won in the Marine Science category at the BLUE Ocean Film Festival in 2016 in St. Petersburg, FL.

[blessedbeauty]

- What a beautiful thing. What a beautiful thing these people are doing to better protect && understand these magical creatures. ✨️ 🐢

[baldogtondo]

we had such sanctuary in morong Bataan, with the team led by renior met him on January 13, 2023. thanks to him for taking care of those turtles in the Philippines.

[mission_new-earth]

we need more wildlife corridors that protect the migratory path of different species.

[annsmith]

Amazing, beautiful, thank you uk 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧❤️❤️❤️

[gerardocabrera]

Keep up your good work...saving our sea 🐢 🐢 🐢...you should come to South Parde Inand next.

[nancybartlett]

Amazing and beautiful site to watch. I wish more could make it!

[DrAlvinEng]

AWESOME, COOL, VERY INFORMATIVE DOCUMENTARY! I hope you'll make a follow-up episode to let us know more about their migration pattern!

[douglasbelfort]

Wao is really amazing I’m from Costa Rica 🇨🇷 we as well take care of this animal very helpful cause a lot of marine biologist come here to study the animal behavior great information was amazing

[emperorturtlez]

:) thx for helping out my bro's guys

[camikidder]

Is there an update to this video? I'd really love to learn more about what the tagging revealed and what techniques are being used now.

[aminkha]

Very nice job done by you guys❤.
May I ask you which glue you guys use for putting the tracker ?

[sapientum]

Such beautiful creatures, with complex lifecycles. A clear evidence of Intelligent Design.

[auntymar-marjustme]

This was so AWESOME! brought tears of joy 😂; i would love to know if there is a follow up video seeing that this is 7yrs old.
Also the paradise that Jesus preached about wil help all the animals too; cause no selfishness of humans nor environmental harm of anykind will happen; oh how i look forward to that!

[mission_new-earth]

also are these motor boats not a risk for turtles?

[Felatelist]

Wonder why you have to identify each individual researcher over and over for the umpteenth time every few minutes. Gets really annoying and tedious.

[joshy]

Honestly, not very impressed with the tracking system. The solar powered transmitter with that lengthy rod wire poking out of it surely gives it a disadvantage to its life. Even then sanding it's shell to apply chemicals to it??? Seems fucking ridiculous honestly

[paulmcneil]

no mention of Intelligent Im disappointed

[andradavis]

now how is that turtle suppose to mate with that thing on his back really im mad so bye bye....

[chillylizerd]

Sea turtles... Another "great" reason to tax the US into oblivion... Thanks.

[joshescobar]

just let them be. Dont pretend you care about these animals. You're just curious.