Sea Turtle Preservation Society

06/08/2026

Helping sea turtles is simple:

Lights on = bad for turtles.
Lights off = good for turtles.

Sea turtles dig the dark! 🌌

It’s that time of year when we start noticing more lights on! During the nesting season, it’s strictly forbidden to use white light while out on the beach. This applies to both indoor and outdoor house lights as well! White lights can disorient nesting turtles, causing them to mistake their nesting area for the ocean. As shown in the image below, a nesting green turtle tried to nest but unfortunately got confused and turned around, abandoning her attempt. If you need light, use a red LED light, change your exterior lights to amber and face them down, and use your blinds to block your inside lights!

As of June 5th the UCF MTRG has recorded the following nest numbers on the Brevard County portion of the ACNWR (21 km/13 mi):

Leatherback - 62
Loggerhead - 6,409
Green turtle - 276
Kemp's ridley - 1

📸: Nesting green turtle crawling up beach towards house light and eventually false crawling. Karlee S.

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06/08/2026

Protecting sea turtles isn’t just about sea turtles.
It’s about protecting the entire ocean ecosystem.
Sea turtles, sharks, fish, corals, seagrass, plankton, every part of the ocean has a role.
When one piece is threatened, the whole system feels it.
This World Ocean Day, let’s protect the ocean as a whole, for sea turtles, for marine life, and for all of us. 💙🌎🌊

06/08/2026

Great article!

Believe it or not, native plants also help sea turtles!!

Protect the Indian River Lagoon by using native plants and proper yard care to prevent erosion and harmful runoff. See link below ⬇️

📸 Sally Scalera for ORIDA TODAY

06/04/2026

Yaaay! A Green!

We are a few days late posting this, but on Monday, we had our first green turtle nest in our 2-mile area of Cocoa Beach. We already have over 140 nests within our 2-mile survey area!

06/04/2026

Does the turtle have feet or does the turtle have flippers?

This is a good question you can ask yourself before you decide to handle a turtle on your own. You can also just call someone who will advise you on the phone.

Hotline Sea Turtles Brevard - 321-206-0646.

05/31/2026

Turtle Krawl registration opens June 7th!

Sponsorship Opportunities Available. Contact [email protected].