Application Deadline: March 1 Applications will be accepted year-round with a deadline of March 1 for the internships available during the subsequent tagging season, May 15th - July 31. Period May 15th through July 31st Location Mote Marine Laboratory, Sarasota, FL Monitoring/Tagging conducted on 4.2 miles of beach on Casey Key, Nokomis FL Background Information Mote Marine Laboratory’s Sea Turtle Conservation and Research Program (STCRP) has monitored sea turtle activity for over three decades. The program supports conservation of the marine turtles (Caretta caretta and Chelonia mydas) of the central Gulf Coast of Florida through the collection of fundamental biological data about the nesting, hatching, foraging, and migrations of sea turtles in Sarasota County.