SARASOTA, Fla. (WFLA) — Mote Marine Laboratory's Sea Turtle Conservation and Research Program has been monitoring nests along Sarasota County beaches for 43 years. 2025 marks the highest number of nests ever recorded. This comes after another record-breaking year last year. Staff and volunteers recorded 5,735 sea turtle nests from Longboat Key to Venice. That's [...]

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