2025-05-12T19:51:36-07:00 2024-12-31 990EZ 2024-01-01 161633236 EAST COAST BIOLOGISTS INC EAST 3214325545 141 Atlantic Ave Indialantic FL 329032101 Karen Holloway-Adkins Executive Director 3214325545 2025-05-12 1 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X X eastcoastbiologists.org X X 47774 X 20149 27625 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 47774 0 0 23194 1891 11096 231 6423 42835 4939 78461 0 83400 X 45380 51830 0 0 33081 31570 78461 83400 0 0 78461 83400 scientific research and education Monitoring surveys to detect the presence and abundance of sea turtles after beach nourishment and installation of artificial reefs in Brevard County. Sea turtles are protected under state and federally laws. As part of the environmental assessment of the impact of beach construction on threatened and endangered species and their habitat. Required monitoring for Joint Coastal Permitting for beach construction projects. Funding includes 2023 monitoring reports, and 2024 field and reporting work completed. 18445 11177 Tagging project to capture and study the health, distribution, and population characteristics of immature sea turtles using nearshore and artificial reefs. Funds assist with costs for part-time field work personnel, equipment, operating costs, and permit reporting for nearshore research and support telemetry projects where additional funds are needed. Reporting and some field expenses for this project roll over into 2025 7500 6126 Grant to determine the movement, behavior, and origin of foraging grounds of the subadult loggerhead sea turtle using acoustic telemetry and stable isotope analysis. Grant was initially awarded in 2023 to expand on and continue supporting the objectives in the recovery of the Western Atlantic loggerhead turtle that is protected under the endangered species act. This study is in progress and expenses for field work will roll over into 2025. 0 3856 Analysis of green turtle diet for other researchers in Florida ($9180) and expenses are in part for 2024 ($2163) for the analysis, data entry, and reporting of that work. This diet work supports knowledge of local habitat and health of endangered green turtles. Work rolls into 2025. 9180 2163 Outreach activity expenses (travel, setup, materials - brochures, social media sites) to reach the general public through participation in ocean-minded festivals with education booths and presentations and ecological meetings that are open to the general public and travel funds used to collaborate with other researchers on non-profit sea turtle research projects around the state of Florida (Inwater Research Group, The Florida Hawksbill Project). Meetings reach out to >500 people. Fieldwork encounters range from 25 to 50 persons for >60 field days. 7500 13813 Grant to determine the proximate nutritional value of macroalgae consumed by juvenile green turtles. Research is important for turtles in the wild as well as rehabilitation facilities that want to provide the most complementary feeding for turtles' recovery under their care. Remaining funding (25%; $4958)was awarded with submission of final analysis and report. Expenses were ($5708). Project was completed in 2024. Publication in peer-reviewed literature is in progress for EOY 2025. 4958 5708 42843 Mario Mota Chair BOD 1 0 0 0 Daryl Adkins BOD Secretary/Treasurer 4 0 0 0 Karen Holloway-Adkins Executive Director 20 10607 0 0 Laura Herren Researcher 2 1375 0 0 Kori Johnsen Researcher 12 6240 0 0 Matthew Larsen BOD member 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FL Daryl Adkins 141 Atlantic Ave Indialantic FL 329032101 3212664597 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 83584 56233 40773 57569 47774 285933 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 83584 56233 40773 57569 47774 285933 285933 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 243 0 0 243 286176 0.99915 0.99903 X Schedule A, Part II, Line 10 Schedule A, Part II , Line 10 - in previous years this was t-shirt sales. In 2024, we had no sales. Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 Form 990-EZ , Part I, Line 16 items include: boat and truck gas for use in scientific research and outreach activities/events (Reef clean ups, assisting others' scientific research projects). Lodging costs were for attendance at scientific research meetings (Acoustic Telemetry meeting (F.A.C.T.) in St. Augustine, Florida, Southeastern Phycological Colloquy in Charleston, SC, and Southeastern Regional Sea Turtle Meeting in Hilton Head, SC) as part of outreach and scientific support activities. Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24: changes to assets include changes in dive equipment: purchase of dive equipment (2 steel 80 dive cylinders), retirement and depreciation of older SCUBA dive cylinders and boat equipment. Resulted in reduction in assets of $1511.