VIRGINIA BEACH, VA (April 22, 2017) - Stewie, the Navy's environmental turtle mascot, poses with a sea turtle sculpture from the Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Center near the "Stewards of the Sea: Defending Freedom, Protecting the Environment" exhibit during Earth Day 2017 at Mount Trashmore. The Virginia Aquarium and the Navy partners to conduct research projects that deploy acoustic transmitters and satellite tracking tags on rehabilitated and released sea turtles with the goal of learning more about residency times, migration patterns and foraging areas within the Chesapeake Bay

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VIRGINIA BEACH, VA (April 22, 2017) - Stewie, the Navy's environmental turtle mascot, poses with a sea turtle sculpture from the Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Center near the "Stewards of the Sea: Defending Freedom, Protecting the Environment" exhibit during Earth Day 2017 at Mount Trashmore. The Virginia Aquarium and the Navy partners to conduct research projects that deploy acoustic transmitters and satellite tracking tags on rehabilitated and released sea turtles with the goal of learning more about residency times, migration patterns and foraging areas within the Chesapeake Bay and surrounding waters.

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