The 2024 Sea Turtle Nest Counts Are In!

From the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission:

We’re excited to share Florida’s finalized 2024 sea turtle nesting numbers:

Green Turtles: 14,308 (lower this year, but after last year’s record, we’re not surprised)
Loggerheads: 110,122 (a solid season!)
Leatherbacks: 1,799 (another good year—and record-breaking on the Gulf Coast!)
Kemp’s Ridleys: 34 (a new Florida record!)
Hawksbills: 0

Florida beaches host around 90% of loggerhead nests in the Southeast U.S. and about 40% of loggerhead nests worldwide—so these strong counts are critical for the persistence of this threatened species.

Read more on the FWC Fish and Wildlife Research Institute’s Facebook page.