Saturday, November 14, 2026
According to the Sea Turtle Activity Report for July 16-22nd, Marco had 10 hatched nests and seven Disoriented Nests.
A posted sea turtle nest competes for space with beach vendors’ umbrellas and chairs.
Discarded Cast Nets on the Beach. According to FWC, anyone using a cast nest for fishing must have a valid fishing license.
Kim Nussbaum, a concerned beach walker, shared this photo of a hole left unfilled on the beach along with a red shovel. Last Wednesday, six large holes were counted from Residents Beach to South Beach. These holes are hazards to hatchlings trying to get to open water and also to unsuspecting beach walkers.
Bait cast nets made of fine monofilament. It’s a type of fishing net that is thrown or cast by hand to catch bait fish from shore. According to the Marine Debris Program for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Marine Debris Program, “entanglement of wildlife is a global problem that affects hundreds of species such as sea turtles, birds and fish. When animals are caught in marine debris such as nettings, it can be difficult to swim and feed, fishing lines can cut into their bodies and potentially lead to death.”
It is Sea Turtle Hatchling Time – this is when the sea turtle eggs hatch and baby sea turtles head out to the open water during the evening hours. According to experts, these amazing creatures have roamed the earth unchanged for some 110 million years and hone back to their birth beach some 20 to 30 years after their birth in one of those mysteries of nature!
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