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Lionfish Safari The Tri-County’s First Annual LionFish Safari will be held June 28-30 th . 4-member dive teams will collect these invasive fish and return to Ft. Pierce City Marina for a weighin, awarding of prizes, fine food and fun stuff for all ages. GPS coordinates of collection are mandatory. Safety training and Captain’s meeting will be held June 28 th at Ft Pierce Yogurt Shop on Avenue A. The Safari will be June 29 th and 30 th leaving from any port and ending at 4pm for weigh in at the Ft. Pierce City Marina. Prizes will be awarded daily in three categories with the overall winner being crowned on Sunday afternoon. Early bird registration saves 25% off costs. Register atwww.meetup.come/Marine-Cleanup-Initiative-Inc. or call Treasure Coast Yogurt Shop at 772-618-1455. 24 www.InsideTrackAlmanac.com
Record Number of Sea Turtles Nesting on our Shores was a record year for sea turtle nesting along the Treasure 2012 Coast, producing the largest number of loggerhead nests ever recorded, and local experts are hoping for another banner crop this year. Leatherback turtles are the first to arrive in late February or March. Loggerheads follow from April through July. The last to nest are the green turtles who show up late May through October. According to nesting counts issued by the Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge, 18,958 loggerheads, 3012 green turtles and 50 leatherback turtles laid eggs last year along the Treasure Coast and Southern Brevard County. That’s nearly 3000 more than in 2011! If you are lucky enough to witness a sea turtle as she lumbers to shore, keep your distance as you observe one of nature’s greatest gifts. It takes hours for her to haul herself up the dune, dig a hole and deposit nearly 100 eggs. She then buries them and crawls back into the ocean leaving tire-like tracks in the sand. After incubating for approximately two months, the hatchlings erupt as a group and scurry to the waters edge following the light of the moon. Many are distracted by nearby lights and head it the wrong direction to be crushed by cars or roasted in the sun. Others will fall victim to raccoons or birds. Those who make it offshore spend the next two years clinging to seaweed and drifting along coastal currents. Thousands drown in shrimp trawls and fishing gear. Only a few reach maturity and may live for 20 or 30 years, spending their entire life in the ocean. The only time the sea turtle comes ashore is when the female lays her eggs. It takes about 15 years before a turtle can reproduce but when she does, after traveling thousands of miles, she’ll return to the same beach of her birth. Turtle Watching Tips: Minimize beachfront lighting by turning off , shielding or redirecting light away from the beach. Use your natural vision and moonlight when walking on the beach at night as flashlights may deter the turtle from coming ashore. If you see a nesting turtle, remain quiet and still and at a distance. Flash photography, flashlights or human disturbance may prevent her from nesting successfully. Leave turtle tracks undisturbed as researchers use the tracks to identify the species and mark the nests from protection. Volume 18 • Issue 2 25
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