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Jupiter Ocean Mile, Page 9
Sea Turtle Nesting Season Returns To

Palm Beach County With ‘Respect The Locals’ Campaign

Researchers at Loggerhead Marinelife Center (LMC) • Filling in your holes: Fill in all holes and knock over eggs and nests untouched;
are keeping a watchful eye for the return of sea turtle sand castles so that nesting turtles and hatchlings do not fall disoriented hatchlings
nesting season in Palm Beach County and have kicked off into them and are not hindered as they crawl on the beach. should be brought to the
its “Respect the Locals” awareness campaign. Between Do Not center’s 24-hour hatchling
March 1 and Oct. 31, sea turtles nest on the 9.5-mile • Leave it behind: Remove obstacles such as beach rescue cooler, which is
stretch of beach that LMC monitors, which spans from the chairs, tables, water-sport equipment and umbrellas before located at the entrance
northern Palm Beach County line to the northern boundary dark. A turtle nests every 3 to 4 feet. Therefore, there are of the center. Threatened
of John D. MacArthur Beach State Park. Last year, the high chances of puncturing and endangered hatchlings Nesting leatherback (storm)
center documented 16,935 sea turtle nests totaling 286 sea turtle nests or eggs should be transported with
leatherback, 13,059 loggerhead and 3,590 green sea turtle when umbrellas are staked extreme care, in a bucket
nests. Additionally, it’s estimated that 800,000 hatchlings into the ground. with damp sand and no
were produced from the 2020 nesting season alone. • Dig holes: Avoid water, to prevent accidental
However, the previous nesting season had some digging holes or using drowning.
advantages due to temporary beach closures. According shovels in order to not If you discover a
to LMC data, loggerhead nesting success on Juno Beach interfere with incubating sick, injured or stranded
was 60 percent when they first arrived in April during sea turtle nests. sea turtle, please call
closures, whereas nesting success dropped to 48 percent • Be a litterbug: Do not Florida Fish and Wildlife
when beaches reopened. In short, the data showed that leave any trash behind. Conservation Commission
there were a smaller proportion of false crawls during the Trash can hinder nesting (FWC) or LMC’s Sea
shutdown, which is when nesting females crawl onto the and hatchling turtles from Turtle Stranding Hotline
beach and return to the water without laying eggs. crawling to and from the at (561) 603-0211.
As mothers return, it’s especially important to remind beach. Also, sea turtles may Hatchling emergence Want to help protect
beachgoers of best practices during the season. This accidentally ingest trash nesting and hatching sea Loggerhead hatchling
includes: left behind. turtles this season? Use
• Keeping your distance: Never approach or touch a • Release balloons: Don’t release balloons, they travel the #respectthelocals and #loggerheadmarinelifecenter
nesting sea turtle. Keep your distance, always stay out far distances and can be eaten by sea turtles and other hashtags to keep social media users informed and engaged
of the line of sight, remain quiet and keep all lights off marine organisms. this nesting season. Follow LMC’s social media and
(including flash photography and cell phones). Touching, • Host bonfires: Bonfires may be accidentally situated website for Respect the Locals information, materials,
prodding or shining lights may cause her to not lay on a nesting site. Also, hatchlings can often be lured or and merchandise.
eggs or disturb her and affect how well she covers and disoriented by light emitted by fires. Loggerhead Marinelife
camouflages the nest. “It’s apparent that the temporary beach closures Center
• Letting hatchlings emerge: If you see hatchlings on from last season led to fewer obstructions and human Loggerhead Marinelife
the beach, allow them to crawl to the ocean on their own. interactions for nesting sea turtles,” said Dr. Justin Center (LMC) is a
Do not remove or dig hatchlings out of a nest. Removing Perrault, LMC’s director of research. “However, we nonprofi t sea turt le
sand above the nest will make it more difficult for the can’t rely on closures to do the work for us. Rather, it’s research, rehabilitation and
hatchlings to emerge. important for us to follow proven methods that contribute educational institution that
• Turning off lights: Keep lights off at your house while to a successful nesting season. ” promotes conservation of
not in use and close your blinds at night to avoid adding During periods of heavier wind or wave action ocean ecosystems with a
to the overall glow. Sea turtles crawl towards the brightest on Florida’s coastline, sea turtle eggs may become focus on threatened and
horizon, and artificial lighting can cause them to disorient. exposed. LMC advises beachgoers to leave exposed endangered sea turtles.
The center features an
on-site hospital, research Morning surveys (Jennifer
laboratory, educational Reilly, LMC research
exhibits and aquariums, and operations manager)
also operates the Juno Beach
Pier, which hosts world-class angling and sightseeing.
Situated on one of the world’s most important sea turtle
nesting beaches, Loggerhead Marinelife Center is open
daily and hosts over 350,000 guests free-of-charge each
Jupiter Beach Specialists year. The center’s conservation team works with 90 local
and international organizations across six continents
to form partnerships and share conservation initiatives
sold sold and best practices that are core to its mission of ocean
conservation. The center is expanding and has launched its
Waves of Progress capital expansion campaign, designed to
accelerate and amplify LMC’s conservation and education
impact. When complete, the facility will offer one of the
world’s most advanced and unique experiences for guests
and scientific partners. For more information, visit www.
marinelife.org or call (561) 627-8280.
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