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Sea turtle nesting season begins Friday, and town law requires oceanfront property owners to make sure their lights aren’t visible from the beach until nesting season ends Oct. 31.
A green turtle crawls to the ocean after laying her eggs on the beach at Coral Cove Park in Tequesta, Florida on February 24, 2020.
The number of recorded nests this year is close to 1,500, an all-time high for Volusia County. What is behind the big numbers? Here is what we know.
It is the largest species of softshell turtle found in Florida and all of North America, ranging from 15 to 76 cm (5.9 to 29.9 in) in straight-line carapace length. [12] The Florida softshell turtle also exhibits significant sexual size dimorphism. Adult females are often 3-5 times larger than males.
Sea turtle stranding data is the primary method of quantifying boat strike injuries, which has increased by 20% in Florida between 1985 and 2005. [24] In general, sea turtles are not able to avoid boat collisions when boats are travelling too quickly. [25]
Participating sea turtles are tracked as they race to be the first to complete a 2,620-kilometre (1,628 mi) journey that is estimated to last three months. [1] Tour de Turtles aims to increase awareness about different sea turtle species and the threats to their survival. The turtle to first swim the 1,628 miles wins the marathon.
Florida’s 2023 turtle nesting season, which runs from March through October, is only halfway through and has already reached record-breaking numbers.
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