Loggerhead sea turtle hatchling swims in Mote's Hatchling Hospital. Many hatchlings are rescued, cared for and then released from the hospital each sea turtle nesting season.

2022 sea turtle nesting season numbers land in top five seasons documented at Mote

November 01, 2022 | mote

Sea turtle nesting season is officially over here on Florida’s Southwest coast, and Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium staff are looking back on outstanding nest numbers. Mote’s Sea Turtle Conservation & Research Program (STCRP) has wrapped documenting the sea turtle nesting season on October...

A sea turtle crawl bordered by lines that suggest a nesting sea turtle dragged a beach chair. Credit: Longboat Key Turtle Watch

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Beach furniture affects nesting turtles in Southwest Florida

July 12, 2017 | Hayley Rutger

Mote Marine Laboratory found evidence that two nesting sea turtles dragged beach furniture caught on their upper shells during the past week on Longboat Key — a reminder that southwest Floridians should remove beach furniture at night to protect these threatened and endangered reptiles. Loggerhead...