Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Beach residents should make sure to keep lights off or dimmed during sea turtle nesting season, which is May 1 through Oct. 31.
Pinellas County beaches experienced one of the most successful sea turtle nesting seasons in the last decade in 2012. Volunteers with the Clearwater Marine Aquarium documented 196 nests even though Tropical Storm Debby wreaked havoc along the coastline. There usually can be up to 120 nests made along beaches in the Tampa Bay area, with each nest having up to 110 eggs. This year, the sea turtle nesting season begins Wendesday, May 1. Because hatchlings find their way to the water following natural light reflected onto the water, residents and businesses near the beach should make sure to shut off or dim lights at night through Oct. 31. This can reduce the amount of artificial light and help the newly hatched turtles safely reach the water. …
Sunday, November 4, 2012
OK, so you had a busy week. We understand. Let us catch you up on all the highlights!
1. Cold, wispy winds didn’t hinder the release of two rescued turtles, "Hold Up and "Fat Albert," at Honeymoon Island State Park on Tuesday morning. The sea turtles were rehabilitated by the Clearwater Marine Aquarium. Be sure to check out the photo gallery of their release. 2. In the Halloween edition of Destination Clearwater, columnist Cathy Salustri does an eerie investigation of a cemetery, a skull and a house that may or may not exist. 3. Neighbors say an abandoned Clearwater mansion has become home to coyotes and a few other frightening animals. Have you ever spotted coyotes in Clearwater? 4. Election season can bring out some interesting personalities. Patch introduces you to a longtime Clearwater resident who was showing his …
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Thirteen sea turtles, the first hatchlings of the season, arrived Saturday from a nest on Sand Key thought to be wiped out because of Tropical Storm Debby, according to the Clearwater Marine Aquarium.
Nest No. 5 on Sand Key is one of many thought to be wiped out because of Tropical Storm Debby. Turns out, the nest is the first to offer sea turtle hatchlings this season. Thirteen tiny sea turtles marched to the sea in the early dawn hours of Saturday, July 7, according to Krista Rosado, spokeswoman for the Clearwater Marine Aquarium, which monitors sea turtle nesting along 26 miles of Pinellas Beaches. “We weren’t sure if (the nest) lost them all or not,” Rosado said. Nearly all sea turtle nests were thought to be wiped out. Many eggs from nest No. 5 were washed out. Of the 125 eggs laid in it, only 13 hatched, and really the effects of Debby will not be known until the end of the nesting season, Rosado said. There usually can be up to …
Friday, May 18, 2012
The juvenile green sea turtle was "gasping for air" and "struggling to swim" about 200 yards from Honeymoon Island State Park, according to the Florida Wildlife Conservation Commission. It will be rehabilitated at Clearwater Marine Aquarium.
Rescuers pulled a sick juvenile green sea turtle from the water off Honeymoon Island State Park Friday morning, according to a news release from the Florida Wildlife Conservation Commission. The turtle was gasping for air and struggling to swim when it was spotted about 200 yards from shore. Two Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officers who were on water patrol at Anclote Key were on the scene within minutes of the 10:36 a.m. call, the news release states. The turtle was taken to Clearwater Marine Aquarium to be rehabilitated. It suffers from buoyancy concerns and fibropapilloma tumors, which are caused by a virus, Krista Rosado, spokeswoman for Clearwater Marine Aquarium, said in an email. Clearwater Marine Aquarium has …
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