Loggerhead and Green Night Research: End of the 2019 Night Season
The 2019 nesting season is slowly coming to a close, as we are seeing the last of the loggerhead nests from Tequesta down to Juno. The greens are still nesting, but not at the numbers we were seeing a month ago. To date, we have 20,603 total nests, with loggerheads coming in at 13,343 nests,…
Read MoreAugust 2019 Newsletter
CEO Chatter with Jack E. Lighton Dear Friend of LMC, As ‘hatchlings’ head back to school, we have some record breaking news to report from Juno Beach, Florida. The 2019 sea turtle nesting season (March 1st through October 31st) has shattered our previous nesting season record, set in 2017, with just over 19,000 sea turtle…
Read MoreI-Spy Marine Debris – Monofilament Edition
Through the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission’s Monofilament Recovery and Recycling Program, Loggerhead Marinelife Center’s Conservation Team recently shipped off 43 MILES of monofilament fishing line for recycling! Through this recycling program, the plastic monofilament fishing line collected is melted down and reused to create tackle boxes, spools for line, fish habitats, and toys! In…
Read More5 Steps to Throwing a Turtley Awesome Birthday Party!
Looking for an amazing birthday celebration? Shell-e-brate your child’s birthday with the sea turtles at Loggerhead Marinelife Center! Step 1: Register for the Leatherback Birthday Package!Our Leatherback Package is the perfect birthday party celebration for your sea turtle-loving little one! Sign up as soon as possible to be sure your child’s birthday time slot is…
Read MoreLoggerhead and Green Sea Turtle Night Research: 20K Nests and FAU/LMC Collaborative Research Update
As the loggerheads start saying ‘goodbye’ to the 2019 nesting season, greens continue to come ashore to nest! We officially broke 20,000 recorded nests this past week and currently have 20,109 total nests. Loggerheads still lead the way by a large margin (13,243) followed by greens (6,679) and leatherbacks (187). The LMC night crew only…
Read MoreLoggerhead Marinelife Center Breaks All-Time Sea Turtle Nest Count Record
Juno Beach, Florida: As of Tuesday, August 6th 2019, Loggerhead Marinelife Center’s (LMC) research biologists recorded an all-time record breaking sea turtle nest count of 19,580 nests (and counting). The Center’s last record breaking nesting season was recorded in 2017 with a total of 19,085 nests. Sea turtle nesting season in Palm Beach County runs…
Read More3 North Carolina Piers Welcomed to the Responsible Pier Initiative!
Loggerhead Marinelife Center is pleased to welcome three new partners to our Responsible Pier Initiative Program—North Carolina’s Holden Beach, Ocean Isle Beach, and Sunset Beach fishing piers. With these new partners, the Responsible Pier Initiative now encompasses 68 fishing piers in the US (including Puerto Rico) working collaboratively with pier anglers to rescue accidentally…
Read MoreLoggerhead and Green Sea Turtle Night Research: New Nesting Record and Leatherback Update
We begin with big news out of Juno Beach: We have officially broken the all time record for nests in a single season!!!! As of Saturday, August 3rd, we have recorded 19,198 total nests on our 9.5 miles of beaches, which beats the previous record set in 2017 of 19,085!! And with a few months…
Read MoreSea Turtle Release Off Juno Beach Thursday (8/1/19) Morning
Who: Loggerhead Marinelife Center When*: Thursday, August 1, 2019 at 10:30 a.m.; pre-release procedures begin at 10:00 a.m. Where: Loggerhead Marinelife Center (14200 US Highway One, Juno Beach) What: LMC will release Vitti the sea turtle from its facility off Juno Beach. Vitti is a sub-adult loggerhead sea turtle patient that was found at FPL’s St.…
Read MoreLoggerhead and Green Sea Turtle Night Research: Reached 18K Nests!!
As we experience the last few days in July, the greens are still nesting in full force, while the loggerheads are finishing up their last few nests. To date we have surpassed 18,000 nests on our 9.5 miles of beaches, 18,102 to be exact!! Loggerheads account for 12,581 of our nests, followed by greens with…
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