A baby loggerhead sea turtle makes its way to the Gulf of Mexico minutes after hatching. – Amy Waterbury | AMITW
Turtle nests laid: 685 (Previous record: 543 in 2019)
False crawls: 835 (Previous record: 831 in 2010)
Nests hatched: 302 (Record: 453 in 2022)
Hatchlings produced: 20,748 (Record: 35,850 in 2022)
Hatchling disorientations: 55
Adult disorientations: 36
Nests remaining on beach: 17
Source: Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring
