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RIO DE
JANEIRO
Bacia
de Campos
The station is located in the North of Rio de Janeiro state with the
head station at Farol de São Tomé beach, where there is
a Visitors' Center. The Visitors' Center offers replicas and silhouette
of the 5 species that are found in Brazil, tank with Loggerhead baby
Turtles (Caretta caretta), panels with explanations about the
sea turtles and TAMAR. Its reaching area is approximately 230 km of
coast from the Espírito Santo border to Macaé County.
The beach area monitored during the spawning season is approximately
150 km, between Espírito Santo' border and Carapebus county.
The 5 species of sea turtles that lay eggs in the Brazilian coast can
be found in the region, but there are only records of Loggerhead (Caretta
caretta), Leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea) and Hawksbill
(Eretmochelys imbricata) spawnings.
Mail
Address
P.O. Box
122901
ZIP Code: 28200-970
São João da Barra-RJ
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