From Longboat Key to Venice, thousands of sea turtles made their way onto Sarasota County beaches this year to lay their eggs.
Mote's Sea Turtle Conservation and Research Program completed its 45th consecutive season of nesting monitoring along Sarasota County beaches, recording nearly 5,000 nests and 253 turtle ...
SARASOTA, Fla. ( WWSB) - Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium documented 4,928 sea turtle nests along Sarasota County beaches during the 2026 nesting season, the organization said.