Researchers: 2,558 sea‑turtle nests recorded on Jupiter Inlet Colony beach in 2025
Sarah Hirsch of the Loggerhead Marinelife Center told the Jupiter Inlet Colony commission that surveys documented 2,558 sea‑turtle nests on the town’s monitored beach in 2025, the majority loggerheads, and urged residents to follow lighting and beach stewardship guidance.
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Sarah Hirsch, director of research at the Loggerhead Marinelife Center, told the Jupiter Inlet Colony Town Commission on March 9 that volunteers and staff documented 2,558 sea‑turtle nests on the town’s monitored beach in 2025. That total included 18 leatherback nests, 2,087 loggerhead nests and 453 green‑turtle nests.
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