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Mote Marine Laboratory documents first local sea turtle nests of the 2025 season

Sat, 26 Apr 2025 18:08:35 +0000

Mote Marine Laboratory is excited to announce that its Sea Turtle Conservation and Research Program (STCRP) documented the first local turtle activity of the 2025 season! On Saturday, April 26, …

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Sea turtles have arrived on Sarasota beaches!

Mon, 20 Apr 2020 22:29:13 +0000

April 20, 2020 — Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium is very pleased to share that sea turtles have officially arrived on Sarasota’s beaches! Mote’s Sea Turtle Conservation & Research Program …

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Mote Marine Laboratory documents first sea turtle nests of 2018 on Longboat Key

Sat, 28 Apr 2018 02:36:02 +0000

The first local sea turtle nests of 2018 were discovered today by Mote Marine Laboratory’s Sea Turtle Patrol, a team of scientists, interns and approximately 300 volunteers who monitor nesting …

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Green sea turtle nesting breaks local record, loggerhead nesting looks strong

Thu, 17 Sep 2015 18:32:38 +0000

Mote Marine Laboratory scientists are excited to share the encouraging, preliminary results of their annual count of Southwest Florida sea turtle nests. During the 2015 nesting season that began May …

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