Type of Org: PRETOMA (Sea Turtle Restoration Program) is a non-profit, non-governmental organization that was started in 1997 in San Jose, Costa Rica. Our mission is to protect, conserve and restore populations of sea turtles that utilize the marine environment.
Our Mission: Our mission is to protect, conserve and restore populations of sea turtles that utilize the marine environment of Costa Rica and Central America through collaboration with communities, fisheries and government officials.
What We Do: We have two sea turtle projects, Punta Banco, San Miguel in which you can participate from anywhere from one week to the entire project period. The projects in Punta Banco runs from July 15th through December 15th, in San Miguel the project runs from July 7th to December 20th and Playa Camaronal from August 1st to December 20th.
PRETOMA's nesting beach projects cover the following aspects:
Reduction of nest poaching
The beach is patrolled nightly by project personnel, in search of nesting turtles, with the objective of protecting the nests from the "hueveros" or poachers. All sea turtles are identified by species, measured, and tagged with inconel tags on the front flippers, to study nesting and migration patters.
Increase of hatchling production
Nests are relocated into one or more hatcheries for their incubation. As the ratio of male to female hatchlings is dependent on temperature and in an effort to improve hatchery management, the temperature of nests are monitored throughout the season. Hatchlings are released upon hatching, in sectors of the beach where the nest was originally laid.
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