Sea Turtle Nesting Season Productive

Sea turtle nesting season, which runs from May 1 to October 31, is nearing the end and reports are that it has been a very productive year.  Loggerhead sea turtles are the main sea turtle that nests on Florida Beaches.  Sea turtles crawl from the surf and drag themselves onto the beach, dig holes and lay up to 100 golf  ball sized eggs, which will later hatch.  The hatchlings then scramble for the water and swim out to sea hopefully before being eaten by predators.

Loggerhead sea turtle nest counts have suffered over the past ten years.  Counts this year were 30 percent higher than the ten year average.  This past years Horizon oil spill and extreme cold weather had scientists from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission worried but the count was impressively higher than expected.  Scientists warn that one good year can not reverse a declining trend and it will take years to determine if the trend is improving.

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