Sea Turtle Friendly

Eight Tips For Protecting Sea Turtles During Nesting Season

Keep sea turtles safe on our beaches with these guidelines from Mote Marine Laboratory.

Turtle Power

Sea Turtle Nesting Season Is Here

Mote Marine Laboratory spots the first nests of the season on Longboat Key.

Insider's Guide 2017

Our beaches are a prime nesting site for endangered sea turtles.

11/30/2017 By Ilene Denton

Nesting Season

Sea turtle nesting season runs May 1-October 31.

Environment

A group of scientists, interns and volunteers will soon begin monitoring 35 miles of beaches from Longboat Key to Venice.

04/11/2017 By staff

Turtle Power

Just two months into nesting season, local nests have surpassed last year's total.

Turtle Power

2016 looks to be a good year for sea turtle nesting.

Article

Illustrator John Pirman spots a rescued sea turtle at Sarasota's Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium.

09/01/2015 By John Pirman

Article

This week's Vintage Sarasota post: A history of clamming in Sarasota.

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For almost an hour we watched in amazement while a mother sea turtle dropped nearly 100 ping-pong sized leathery eggs into the cylindrical sandy hole

08/22/2013 By Robin Draper