Sea turtle nest monitoring underway

Apr 29, 2025 By SANIBEL-CAPTIVA CONSERVATION FOUNDATION 1 min read

The Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation’s (SCCF) daily morning sea turtle monitoring surveys began on April 15. It reported that each day, staff and volunteers survey a collective 18 miles of beaches across Sanibel and Captiva to look for signs of sea turtle nesting activity. Last year, the islands’ first nest was laid by a leatherback on April 24, and in 2023, the first of the season was laid by a loggerhead on April 22.

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