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Sea turtle nesting season begins in Martin County; county hosts urge protections
Summary
Podcast hosts reminded residents that sea turtle nesting season runs March 1–Oct. 31, urged no-touch and lights-out behaviors, and summarized species seen locally (loggerhead, leatherback, green). They noted turtles are protected by state and federal laws.
Martin County residents were reminded that sea turtle nesting season runs March 1 through Oct. 31, and that state and federal protections apply, the 2MC podcast hosts said. Mac and Courtney urged listeners not to touch nesting turtles, to turn off outdoor lights near nesting areas, close blinds at night, and to fill sand holes and level sandcastles before leaving the beach so hatchlings and nesting females have clear paths.
The hosts said three species are observed locally: the loggerhead, the leatherback, and the green turtle (hosts used both common and scientific names during the segment). They emphasized that lights and unfilled holes can disorient nesting turtles and hatchlings, and directed listeners to the county website for guidance (links to be posted in show notes).
This segment is advisory public information offered by podcast hosts; it does not report a new county ordinance or regulatory change but reiterates existing state and federal protections mentioned on air.
