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Sea turtle nests are hatching
A baby loggerhead sea turtle makes its way to the Gulf of Mexico minutes after hatching. - Amy Waterbury | AMITW

Turtle nests laid: 685 (Previous record: 543 in 2019)

False crawls: 835 (Previous record: 831 in 2010)

Nests hatched: 302 (Record: 453 in 2022)

Hatchlings produced: 20,748 (Record: 35,850 in 2022)

Hatchling disorientations: 55

Adult disorientations: 36

Nests remaining on beach: 17

Source: Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring

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