November 8, 2025 – The Clearwater Marine Aquarium, which monitors 21 miles of Pinellas County coastline from April through October to protect nesting sea turtles, announced Friday that it has “never seen this much activity in a single season.” Biologists documented 405 nests and 613 false crawls, an exponential improvement over the 227 and 240 observed in 2024. The aquarium called the record-breaking season a “clear sign that more sea turtles are returning to our beaches,” aided by renourishment projects.
