Eco Tour
ATE turtle nesting beach patrols and Reef Check volunteering
ATE turtle nesting beach patrols and Reef Check volunteering is a marine conservation in St Barths.
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The Agence Territoriale de l'Environnement runs citizen monitoring: volunteers walk beaches early each morning in nesting season looking for turtle tracks, and Reef Check has run since 2018 with volunteers surveying three reef stations annually to a standardised protocol. The ATE states the public can join.
THE single most substantive way a visitor can leave St Barth better than they found it. Data goes to the reserve manager; the ATE credits rising recorded nest counts directly to volunteer participation.
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- Island beaches at dawn; three fixed reef monitoring stations, St Barths
- Name
- ATE turtle nesting beach patrols and Reef Check volunteering
- Sources (internal, verification URLs)
- https://agencedelenvironnement.fr/portfolio/surveillance-des-plages-de-pontes/
- Verified
- hand-verified research, Jul 2026
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- The Agence Territoriale de l'Environnement runs citizen monitoring: volunteers walk beaches early each morning in nesting season looking for turtle tracks, and Reef Check has run since 2018 with volun
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- The Agence Territoriale de l'Environnement runs citizen monitoring: volunteers walk beaches early each morning in nesting season looking for turtle tracks, and Reef Check has run since 2018 with volunteers surveying three reef stations annually to a standardised protocol. The ATE states the public can join.
THE single most substantive way a visitor can leave St Barth better than they found it. Data goes to the reserve manager; the ATE credits rising recorded nest counts directly to volunteer participation. - Why it is eco / at the source
- THE single most substantive way a visitor can leave St Barth better than they found it. Data goes to the reserve manager; the ATE credits rising recorded nest counts directly to volunteer participation.
- Country
- Saint Barthélemy
- Area / Neighbourhood
- Island beaches at dawn; three fixed reef monitoring stations
- City
- Island beaches at dawn; three fixed reef monitoring stations
- Type
- Marine Conservation
- Season (open months)
- Turtle patrols in nesting season, peak July-November; Reef Check surveys annually
- Ethics
- Track-reading and survey work only, NO handling of animals. Volunteers work to the agency's protocol. Contact ATE on 0690 31 70 73.
- Free to visit
- No
- Brand image
- Last checked
- 2026-07-22