Conservation efforts by both the local shrimping industry and residents along the shoreline have paid off. Sea turtle nest records were just shattered.
Beaches are clearly striped with sargassum seaweed. But there are nests buried beneath and thousands of hatchlings that will have to navigate the piles while dodging predators.
The move follows recent internal turmoil of the Gumbo Limbo Nature Center injured turtles were moved elsewhere after the primary veterinarian resigned.