The organization was formed because we recognized that there is great need for research on sea turtles in the region and that research, linked with educational outreach and community involvement, can strongly influence management decisions about these valuable marine residents.

To do this, ProTECTOR Inc.oversees the establishment, continuance and completion of numerous sea turtle research and outreach projects in Honduras, with the aim of facilitating better decision-making for marine area management, as well as awareness of sea turtles on the part of both local residents and the visiting public.

Projects include the Turtle Awareness and Protection Studies (TAPS), which is tracking juvenile turtles along the coast of Roatan. TAPS also provides opportunities for public support of this research through the Turtle Adoption Program. Other projects include satellite tracking (SatTrack), the development of a national Nesting Beach Monitoring Network (NBMN), Health Monitoring of Captive Sea Turtles (HeMoCaST) and a series of Honduras Sea Turtle Active Research workshops (HSTAR).