BY ARLENE HALL, BOCA GRANDE SEA TURTLE ASSOC. As of July 31, Gasparilla Island was at the halfway point of the May-October sea turtle nesting season. As of Wednesday, August 5, the Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association (BGSTA) has documented 584 nests (574 loggerhead and 10 green), from the north end of the island down to the northern end of the state park at the south. Many people we see on the beach have been asking us how this year compares wit…
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