Sea turtle nesting season begins in May. While not everyone may get the life-changing experience of witnessing a sea turtle nesting, The North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher (NCAFF) has tips on what ...

Leatherback sea turtle on a beach. By Herve06 via iStock for WMNF News. Clearwater Marine Aquarium (CMA) launched its sea turtle nesting patrol on April 15, two weeks earlier than in previous decades.

FORT FISHER, N.C. (WECT) - The North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher (NCAFF) has provided the community with tips on how to protect sea turtles during their nesting season beginning this month. “The ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) — The South Carolina Aquarium played a role in helping the Association of Zoos and Aquariums select recipients for its new SAFE Granting Program, which will provide about ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - As sea turtle nesting season gets underway in South Carolina, the South Carolina Aquarium in Charleston is gearing up for stranding season. Stranding season coincides with ...

Nesting season opens: The first loggerhead nests of 2026 have been recorded in South Carolina and Georgia, marking the start of the May–October nesting period. Rescue efforts active: South Carolina ...

Mote Marine Laboratory's Sea Turtle Conservation and Research Program (STCRP) has documented the first local sea turtle activity of the 2026 season. This morning, STCRP’s Sea Turtle Patrol reported ...

Florida’s sea turtle nesting season is beginning along the shorelines. The number of nests hit record numbers in 2025, giving hope to different species’ populations. The Florida Aquarium is ...

Here's the good news we all need this week: Mote’s Sea Turtle Conservation and Research Program (STCRP) documented a historic nesting season in 2025, with 5,735 total nests recorded along 35 miles of ...

APOLLO BEACH, Fla. - At the Florida Aquarium Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Center, the current turtles are a little too young for nesting season, but the goal is to return them to the wild so they can ...