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                   Loggerhead Marinelife Center Breaks All-Time



                                          Sea Turtle Nest Count Record



        As of Tuesday, Aug. 6, Loggerhead Marinelife Center’s     LMC  biologists                          of beach is one of
      (LMC) research biologists recorded an all-time record-  estimate that over                           the most  densely
      breaking sea turtle nest count of 19,580 nests (and counting).   1,367,489 sea turtle                nested sea turtle
      The center’s last record-breaking nesting season was recorded   hatchlings have been                 nesting  beaches  in
      in 2017 with a total of 19,085 nests. Sea turtle nesting season   produced from nests                the world. LMC, a
      in Palm Beach County runs from March 1 to Oct. 31 annually.   laid thus far on our                   nonprofit sea turtle
      Although the center has experienced record-breaking nesting   beaches. With four full-               hospital, research,
      numbers in previous years, other years have shown a lower   time  members  of  the                   education and
      yield. For comparison, the 2018 nesting season resulted in a   research staff, seven                 ocean conservation
      total of just over 11,900 sea turtles nests. With three months left   seasonal morning               institution is located
      of nesting season, our researchers expect the nesting numbers   technicians, two night               in Juno Beach.
      to continue to increase by a few more thousand nests. LMC’s   technicians, five morning interns and one night intern,
      research biologists will continue to mark and monitor sea turtle   LMC’s research staff members are able to monitor a 9.5-mile
      nests until the end of nesting season, which ends on Oct. 31.   stretch of beach in Palm Beach County. This specific stretch

















































                                                                                                             Director of Research, Dr. Justin Perrault commented on the
                                                                                                           success of LMC’s research efforts and the record-breaking nest
                                                                                                           count, “This news is quite exciting, especially since season is
                         Pharmacist Approved                                                               nowhere near over, and we are still expecting a few thousand
                                                                                                           more nests this season. The recent rise in sea turtle nest counts
                                    CBD Oil                                                                are worth celebrating and are likely due to protection measures,
                                                                                                           enacted several decades ago. We have to remind ourselves that
                                                                                                           there is still much work to be done to combat existing threats
                                                                                                           to sea turtles, including reducing plastic pollution, assessing
                                                                                                           habitat loss, and improving water quality.”
                                                                                                             While nesting numbers are at an all-time high this year,
                                                                                                           it’s vital to remember that sea turtles continue to face threats,
                                                                                                           namely plastic pollution. Currently, 100 percent of post-
                                                                                                           hatchlings who are admitted to The Sea Turtle Hospital at
                      • Compounded Medications                                                             LMC have ingested plastic. In addition to plastic pollution, sea
                                                                                                           turtles are faced with threats of record heat temperatures. The
                      made for you and your pets!                                                          record heat may skew sea turtle hatchlings’ gender to female,
                                                                                                           thus reducing the number of males.
                          • Compression Hosiery                                                            How To Help:
                                                                                                             To help LMC celebrate the record breaking sea turtle nesting
                    • Wheelchairs, Walkers, Canes                                                          season:
                 TequesTa Drugs anD                                                                        volunteers on Aug. 17 at 8:30 a.m. on the center’s back deck for
                                                                                                             • Blue Friends Society Beach Cleanup: Join LMC staff and
                                                                                                           our monthly Blue Friends Society Beach Cleanup where you
                                                                                                           can help reduce debris on one of the world’s most important
                         CompounDing                                                                       sea turtle nesting beaches.
                                                                                                             • Adopt a nest: To celebrate this year’s record nesting season
                                                                                                           people are encouraged to adopt a sea turtle nest. For more
                                                                                                           information on this program please visit: https://marinelife.

                                                                                                             Additionally, please remember to practice sea turtle-safe
                        The Pharmacy With A                                                                org/help/adopt/.
                                                                                                           protocol when visiting our local Florida beaches during nesting
                                                                                                           and hatching season.
                                                                                                           Do:
                                                                                                             • Throw away debris left behind on the beach.
                                                                                                             • Fill in holes in the sand, knock down sand castles and
                                                                                                           remove foreign objects that may obstruct a sea turtle’s path to
                                                                                                           and from the ocean.
                                                                                  See answer in this paper.
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