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Ecological Associates Inc. EAI holds a marine turtle permit which is required to work with threatened and endangered sea turtles and provides extensive training for volunteers involved with nesting surveys. From May through October theNSB Turtle Trackers volunteers withthe New Smyrna Beach Marine Turtle Conservancy survey the beach at sunrise under the direction of an EAI biologist. They survey the beaches from Smyrna Dunes Park to North boundary of Canaveral National Seashore.