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By Jane Bartnett On Oct. 31, the 2021 sea turtle nesting season came to an official close. The outlook for these treasured and important residents of the Siesta Key shoreline, according to Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium researchers, is encouraging. This year, the organization reported that the team counted a total of 3,786 nests across […]
Sea turtle nesting season is among us, lasting until Oct. 31. So, it’s once again time to get out of one’s shell and spread the word. Newbies to Siesta Key should know that turtle protection is a local topic taken very seriously. Sarasota County hosts the highest density of loggerhead nests in the Gulf of […]
By Lisa Codianne Fowler The reborn Mote Aquarium will be a traffic stopper. Literally. Due to its carefully considered perch at Sarasota County’s Nathan Benderson Park, just west of Interstate 75 near the Mall at University Town Center in Sarasota, an average of 43 million drivers will have the facility in clear view. To realize […]
By Rachel Brown Hackney SarasotaNewsLeader.com Just days after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it plans to issue a permit to Hawaii-based Ocean Era for a pilot “fish farm” off the coast of Sarasota County, representatives of a number of local and national environmental nonprofits said they planned to appeal the decision. Additionally, the […]