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students will be able to compare it to current data to determine what changes have occurred between capture occurrences. Supplies The supplies for the trunk run $2,500. We use Amazon.com for most of our orders so many of the materials will coming to you via Amazon.com and delivered either through UPS or USPS. The skulls and calipers will be coming from two additional companies and you will receive a package from IRG with the remainder of supplies. Turtles We made sure that every turtle was unique by giving them injuries, different weights, etc. We're including a list of the turtles we created as well as each one's approximate weight, injury and epibiont load. We are including photos of each turtle to give you a better idea. Below you will see how to recreate these materials and the time it will take to put them together. In sharpie, somewhere inconspicuous, you can number the turtles to keep better track since not all are tagged. This will have to be reapplied as it tends to rub off. Here's what you'll need to do to ensure that your turtles are individualized: Barnacles* (30 mins to apply) *provided but these are instructions if you'd like to create more. We took real barnacles and put them in 90% alcohol for a week. After that, we placed them in the sun for one day facing up and the next day facing down to ensure they completely dried out. Then, we took a wooden skewer and pulled out the actual dried up animal, being careful to leave the operculum intact. Finally, we sprayed them with a clear satin polycrylic from Lowes. This will most likely take 2 applications per side. To adhere these to the turtles, we tried hot glue, which melted in warmer temps so super glue ended up being the best bet. Algae (30 mins) We cut the fabric in mis-shapes to look more realistic. It is best adhered with super glue. We tried to hide the edges by pushing down on the fabric strands themselves, which helped them adhere over the fabric edges. We put the algae and barnacles in the same areas so it looked more realistic and so the algae could hide when the barnacles weren't flush with the carapace. Injuries (2-3 hrs) We gave the turtles all sorts of injuries so students could understand human impacts. The fishing hook in mouth was achieved by simply cutting a slit into the mouth of the turtle and sliding a large J hook in past the barb. We super glued it in place so it wouldn't wiggle around or come free. The plastic bag was achieved the same way, pushing it into the slit with a flathead screwdriver. The missing flipper was removed with a utility knife and smoothed over. We then painted it a mixture of white and green to match the area. Boat strikes were achieved 6 191