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Longboat Key’s Planning, Zoning and Building staff will continue revising proposed changes in the town s rules for sea turtle protection, aiming for a final vote on July 2, the Town Commission s last planned meeting before the summer break.
Cyndi Seamon made a turtle nest in summer 2020. Photo Credit: Nat Kaemmerer
Commissioners talked about the rules for about 90 minutes on Monday before putting off the ordinance s final vote. If passed, the changes wouldn’t take effect until the 2022 turtle season, which runs each year from May 1-Oct. 31.
Specifically, commissioners wanted the ordinance to clarify what specifically a “turtle-friendly light bulb” means. The proposed ordinance says they are bulbs that are certified by the state Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission or a bulb that produces only long-wavelength light, which is 560 nanometers or longer.