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Turtle hatchlings break record on AMI
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Turtle hatchlings break record on AMI

Sep 20, 2022 – Leslie Lake
May 8, 2022
By Jason Schaffer
Sea turtle nesting season is on

Sea turtle nesting season is on

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – Just in time for Mother’s Day, sea turtles that hatched on the Island have begun returning to lay their own nests. Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring (AMIT…
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October 17, 2021
By Cindy Lane
Turtle rainbow

Turtle season ends with good results

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – The 2021 sea turtle nesting season is over on the Island, with the final known nest hatching Thursday, Oct. 14, according to Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitorin…
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October 17, 2021
By Cindy Lane

Nesting News

Turtle nests laid: 422 (Record: 544 in 2019) False crawls: 555 (Record: 568 in 2019) Nests hatched: 226 (Record: 447 in 2018) Hatchlings hatched: 15,725 (Record: 35,788 in 2018) Nest diso…
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October 3, 2021
By Jason Schaffer
Turtle Watch Wednesday a big success

Turtle Watch Wednesday raises funds, spirits

HOLMES BEACH – After a year off due to COVID-19, the community flocked to the Third Annual Turtle Watch Wednesday fundraising event on Sept. 29 at Hurricane Hanks to show their support for Anna Maria…
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August 16, 2021
By Cindy Lane

Support manatees, turtles with decals 

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has released the new 2021-22 manatee and sea turtle decals. This year’s themes are “Go slow – Look out below!” to encourage safe boating arou…
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July 11, 2021
By Cindy Lane
Elsa impacts sea turtle, shorebird nests

Elsa impacts sea turtle, shorebird nests

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – Tropical Storm Elsa washed over the Island on July 6 and 7, taking some shorebird eggs and chicks with it, and soaking some sea turtle nests in the sand, perhaps for too long…
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April 30, 2021
By Cindy Lane
Where's Bortie?

Where’s Bortie?

Loggerhead sea turtle Bortie is headed away from Anna Maria Island Gulf waters, where she was spotted on April 17. Turtle watchers thought she might nest again on AMI – she was satellite-tagged after…
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April 19, 2021
By Cindy Lane
Turtle trackers predict Bortie’s return

Turtle trackers predict Bortie’s return

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – Just in time for the May 1 start of sea turtle nesting season off AMI, Bortie may be coming home to nest. The female loggerhead sea turtle was satellite-tagged and released fro…
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March 29, 2021
By Cindy Lane

Turtle released in bay

ANNA MARIA – A small crowd clapped and cheered as Mote Marine’s Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Hospital staff released a loggerhead sea turtle, nicknamed “O-H,” into Tampa Bay from Bayfront Park on Wednes…
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November 2, 2020
By Cindy Lane
Turtle rainbow

Nesting News

Turtle nests laid: 349 (Record: 544 in 2019) False crawls: 450 Nests hatched: 289 Hatchlings hatched: 20,237 (Record: 35,788 in 2018) Nest disorientations: 1 Source: Anna Maria Island Tu…
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